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Stephen Morgan vs Kirsty Blackman

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

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Stephen Morgan
Lab Portsmouth South
vs
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Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Stephen Morgan and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 929 shared comparable votes.

861 same votes 68 different votes 929 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
90 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
90 Aye 67 No
25 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 63 shared votes
25 Aye 38 No
29 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
34 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 73% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 9 No
Energy 76% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 20 No
Benefits 81% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
89 Aye 37 No
Tax 82% aligned 126 shared votes
86 Aye 40 No
5 Aye 1 No
Education 83% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 197 of 648
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
1,665
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
911
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
754
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

20
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 648
Appearances
89
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
98
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 238 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

£1,843,494
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£285,250
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
5
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

Defence
57 of 59 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Education
72 of 75 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Housing
48 of 54 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 43 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
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
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
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
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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