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Steve Reed vs Kirsty Blackman

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

Photograph of Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North
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Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Steve Reed and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 907 shared comparable votes.

840 same votes 67 different votes 907 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
33 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 5 No
Energy 75% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 17 No
Benefits 80% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
107 Aye 46 No
Tax 82% aligned 153 shared votes
103 Aye 50 No
17 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

62.0 %
11 % below average
Rank 557 of 649
Participation
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
860
58.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
604
41.3 % of votes cast
No votes
569
43.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
446
+307.7 vs Commons average
Rank 24 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

£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£293,477
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
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

Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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