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Ms Marie Rimmer vs Kirsty Blackman

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

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Ms Marie Rimmer
Lab St Helens South and Whiston
vs
Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Ms Marie Rimmer and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 968 shared comparable votes.

900 same votes 68 different votes 968 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
26 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 88 shared votes
26 Aye 62 No
17 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
17 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 12 No
Energy 79% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
103 Aye 47 No
Tax 82% aligned 150 shared votes
100 Aye 50 No
19 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 83% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 13 No
Defence 86% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 23 No
Benefits 90% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 441 of 649
Participation
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,637
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
881
53.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
756
46.2 % of votes cast
No votes
569
43.0 % of votes cast
30
1.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

11
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 650
Contributions
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,944,981
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£257,584
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Education
77 of 96 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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