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Luke Pollard vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
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Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Luke Pollard and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 864 shared comparable votes.

800 same votes 64 different votes 864 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
90 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
90 Aye 67 No
20 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
20 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
88 Aye 39 No
Tax 80% aligned 127 shared votes
82 Aye 45 No
21 Aye 19 No
Benefits 80% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 14 No
Defence 86% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 6 No
Energy 95% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

70.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 433 of 648
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
1,444
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
803
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
641
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

54
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 648
Appearances
94
+33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 648
379
+269.7 vs Commons average
Rank 24 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

£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£309,067
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
2
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

Migration
144 of 161 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Trade
69 of 84 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
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
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 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
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 61 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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