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Laurence Turner vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of Laurence Turner
Laurence Turner
Lab Birmingham Northfield
vs
Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Laurence Turner and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 137 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 82 different votes 137 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
1 Aye 5 No
Migration 83% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 81% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 1 No
Education 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 0 No
Transport 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Energy 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
28 Aye 14 No
Tax 17% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 33% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

88.6 %
15 % above average
Rank 48 of 648
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
466
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
237
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
229
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
12
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

84
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 648
Appearances
94
+33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 648
140
+30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 648
Contributions
214
+104.7 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£166,730
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£166,730
26 % below average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Transport
21 of 21 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Education
47 of 49 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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