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Sarah Smith vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 108 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 65 different votes 108 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
3 Aye 0 No
Education 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 82% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 0 No
Transport 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 71% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 3 No
Trade 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 2 No
Energy 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
26 Aye 14 No
Tax 18% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
2 Aye 3 No
Defence 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 33% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Trade 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

62.1 %
11 % below average
Rank 554 of 649
Participation
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
357
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
191
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
166
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
569
43.0 % of votes cast
13
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

62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
79
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 387 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

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Trade
6 of 7 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Tax
80 of 111 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
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
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
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
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
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
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