Kirsty Blackman — Hear, Hear

Voting record

1

Voted for

1

Voted against

7

Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Kirsty Blackman’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Bill votes All votes Live bills

Whip meter Estimate 100%

How often Kirsty Blackman voted the same way as most of the Scottish National Party party, across every recorded division. Parliament doesn’t publish whether a vote was officially whipped, so this is our best estimate from the public record — not a confirmed fact.

Recent votes

Representation of the People Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading

Immigration and Asylum Bill — voted No at 2nd reading

Railways Bill — voted didn't vote at 3rd reading

Courts and Tribunals Bill — voted didn't vote at 2nd reading

Railways Bill — voted didn't vote at 2nd reading

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill — voted didn't vote at 2nd reading

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted didn't vote at 3rd reading

Government & opposition roles

Kirsty Blackman currently holds 3 government or shadow front-bench posts. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds

SNP Chief Whip — Opposition Department — since 2024-07-10 Shadow

Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) — Opposition Department — since 2024-07-10 Shadow

Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Equalities) — Opposition Department — since 2024-07-10 Shadow

Previously held

Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) — Opposition Department (2022-12-12 to 2024-05-30) Shadow

Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) — Opposition Department (2022-03-29 to 2022-12-12) Shadow

Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Economy) — Opposition Department (2017-06-20 to 2020-01-07) Shadow

SNP Deputy Westminster Leader — Opposition Department (2017-06-20 to 2020-07-01) Shadow

Shadow SNP Spokesperson (House of Lords) — Opposition Department (2015-05-20 to 2017-06-20) Shadow

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Kirsty Blackman →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

8. Miscellaneous

Member of Investment Systems Council for New Capital Consensus. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 1 June 2026
(Registered 20 June 2026)

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Kirsty Blackman yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Kirsty Blackman has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£341,030.82 paid out to or for Kirsty Blackman across 235 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Kirsty Blackman’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category

Staffing — £213,507.39 (3 claims)

Office Costs — £43,134.22 (190 claims)

Accommodation — £41,145.54 (26 claims)

MP Travel — £27,276.19 (7 claims)

Staff Travel — £12,827.48 (6 claims)

Dependant Travel — £2,888.00 (2 claims)

Miscellaneous — £252.00 (1 claim)

Most recent claims

Utilities — £1,275.82, 2026-03-22 — Electricity

Utilities — £257.33, 2026-03-10 — Electricity

Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £64.32, 2026-03-09 — Landline & internet package

Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs — £160.00, 2026-02-27 — Locksmith Invoice

Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £64.32, 2026-02-27 — Landline & internet package

Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs — £580.00, 2026-02-13 — Office Roof Repair

Equipment - hire — £72.00, 2026-02-13 — Printer, photocopier & scanner

Parking — £643.00, 2026-01-23

Every claim on file for Kirsty Blackman →

Early Day Motions

Kirsty Blackman has tabled 1 Early Day Motion on file (as primary sponsor), drawing 14 sponsor signatures in total across them. This only counts motions Kirsty Blackman personally tabled — not motions Kirsty Blackman may have added their name to as a supporter, which this data source doesn’t track per MP. See Early Day Motions for what this does and doesn’t cover.

Most recent tabled

Amendment of the Law Motions for Finance Bills — tabled 2026-06-09, 14 sponsors

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Kirsty Blackman is a listed officer of 2 All-Party Parliamentary Groups on file. See APPGs for the full register and the biggest funders overall.

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Political and Media Literacy — Vice Chair

No declared funding on file.

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women's Football — Vice Chair

Declared funding: Lexington (£3,001-4,500).

Who funds these groups

Biggest declared funder across these groups: Lexington — about £3,750.50 across 1 group (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women's Football).

Lexington — about £3,750.50, 1 group

Read this carefully: funding is declared by the group (often to pay for a secretariat that runs it), not paid to Kirsty Blackman personally, and declaring it is a legal requirement rather than a sign of wrongdoing. This only covers groups Kirsty Blackman is a listed officer of — ordinary members aren’t published. Amounts are Parliament’s own figures; where it gave a banded range the midpoint is used, so totals are approximate. Funders are grouped by name, so the same organisation spelled very differently may appear twice.