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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.

Photograph of Ms Marie Rimmer
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 958 shared comparable votes.

893 same votes 65 different votes 958 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 61 No
Migration 100% aligned 87 shared votes
26 Aye 61 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
103 Aye 45 No
Tax 83% aligned 148 shared votes
98 Aye 50 No
19 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 83% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 10 No
Energy 85% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 13 No
Defence 85% aligned 34 shared votes
22 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

69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 459 of 647
Participation
56.5 %
17 % below average
Rank 598 of 647
1,602
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,323 eligible divisions
867
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
735
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
29
1.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

11
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 647
Appearances
93
+29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 647
13
-100.8 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 647
Contributions
211
+97.2 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 647

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
0
0 registered categories
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
78 of 88 votes
Defence
48 of 59 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Education
76 of 95 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
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