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Sarah Pochin vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby
vs
Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 54% of the time, based on 69 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 32 different votes 69 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
1 Aye 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Transport 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 6 No
Tax 92% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 67% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Energy 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 21% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 50% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 57% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 67% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 598 of 649
Participation
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
221
389 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
97
43.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
124
56.1 % of votes cast
No votes
569
43.0 % of votes cast
7
3.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

95
+17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 649
Appearances
92
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 649
113
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 649
Contributions
204
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
7
5 registered categories
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

Trade
7 of 7 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Housing
22 of 24 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Energy
6 of 8 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
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