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Rachel Reeves vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves
Lab Leeds West and Pudsey
vs
Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Rachel Reeves and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 803 shared comparable votes.

768 same votes 35 different votes 803 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
23 Aye 59 No
Migration 100% aligned 82 shared votes
23 Aye 59 No
21 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 6 No
Energy 77% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 16 No
Benefits 80% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 93% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
93 Aye 34 No
Tax 94% aligned 127 shared votes
87 Aye 40 No
15 Aye 33 No
Trade 94% aligned 48 shared votes
18 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

50.8 %
22 % below average
Rank 620 of 648
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
1,174
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
674
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
500
42.6 % 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
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

36
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 648
Appearances
89
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
533
+425.1 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 648
Contributions
208
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,061,546
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£291,343
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 45 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Migration
113 of 169 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Trade
56 of 88 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 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
Privilege 28 Apr 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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Clean Heat Market Mechanism Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 11 Dec 2024
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 34: Value added tax (private school fees) 6 Nov 2024
Education Tax
Aye
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