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Mark Garnier vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
vs
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Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,133 shared comparable votes.

71 same votes 1,062 different votes 1,133 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
14 Aye 16 No
Energy 23% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
64 Aye 112 No
Tax 16% aligned 176 shared votes
116 Aye 60 No
3 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
22 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 23 No
Digital / Online Safety 6% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 6 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

83.5%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 649
Participation
55.9%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,985
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,328
2,376 eligible divisions
970
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
757
57.0% of votes cast
1,015
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
571
43.0% of votes cast
25
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

74
-8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 649
Appearances
88
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
121
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
Contributions
129
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15% above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42% above average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
210 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
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
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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