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Kirsty Blackman vs Steve Witherden

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North
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Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Steve Witherden voted the same way 48% of the time, based on 131 shared comparable votes.

63 same votes 68 different votes 131 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Education 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 82% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 71% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 3 No
Benefits 67% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 4 No
Energy 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 18 No
Tax 16% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 0 No
Transport 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

55.9%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 649
Participation
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 203 of 649
1,328
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
590 eligible divisions
757
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.8% of votes cast
571
43.0% of votes cast
No votes
227
48.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 649
Contributions
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42% above average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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