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Samantha Dixon vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston
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Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Samantha Dixon and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 266 shared comparable votes.

195 same votes 71 different votes 266 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
10 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 7 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 26 No
Migration 95% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 88% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 17 No
Tax 39% aligned 41 shared votes
31 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 11 No
Benefits 42% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 50% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 58% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 648
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
682
935 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
339
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
343
50.3 % 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
3 years, 6 months
Since 1 Dec 2022
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

30
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
Appearances
89
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
139
+31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 136 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

£667,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£311,379
38 % 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
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
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 49 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Migration
81 of 95 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Trade
17 of 20 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
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
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
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
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
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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