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Shockat Adam vs Kirsty Blackman

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

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Shockat Adam
Ind Leicester South
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Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Shockat Adam and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 104 shared comparable votes.

90 same votes 14 different votes 104 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
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Trade 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Energy 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 16 No
Tax 66% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 0 No
Transport 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Defence 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

59.0%
14% below average
Rank 581 of 649
Participation
55.9%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 649
348
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,328
2,376 eligible divisions
190
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
757
57.0% of votes cast
158
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
571
43.0% of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

188
+104.3 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 649
Appearances
88
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 649
206
+60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649
Contributions
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£231,212
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£231,212
2% above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42% above average
8
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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
26 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Defence
23 of 34 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Education
31 of 50 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: Amendment 297 12 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Finance Bill Committee: Clause 47 stand part 11 Dec 2024
Tax
Aye
No
Finance Bill Committee New Clause 3 10 Dec 2024
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 34: Value added tax (private school fees) 6 Nov 2024
Education Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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