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Patricia Ferguson vs Kirsty Blackman

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

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Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West
vs
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Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Patricia Ferguson and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 126 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 77 different votes 126 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
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 85% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Transport 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 38% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 3 No
Energy 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
26 Aye 11 No
Tax 16% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
3 Aye 3 No
Defence 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 38% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

77.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 255 of 649
Participation
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
447
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
232
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
215
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
569
43.0 % of votes cast
16
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

88
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 268 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

£151,093
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£151,093
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
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
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
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
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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