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Sir Mark Hendrick vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of Sir Mark Hendrick
Sir Mark Hendrick
Lab Preston
vs
Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Sir Mark Hendrick and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 830 shared comparable votes.

764 same votes 66 different votes 830 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
24 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 4 No
Energy 59% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 73% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 23 No
Benefits 75% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
79 Aye 43 No
Tax 84% aligned 122 shared votes
78 Aye 44 No
19 Aye 11 No
Defence 90% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

56.6 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 648
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
1,309
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
726
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
583
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 6 months
Since 23 Nov 2000
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

3
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 635 of 648
Appearances
89
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
6
-101.9 vs Commons average
Rank 628 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

£2,661,205
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£295,956
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
2
2 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
175 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Trade
71 of 88 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Defence
40 of 59 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Transport
58 of 87 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 15 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
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. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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