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Kirsty Blackman

Scottish National Party Aberdeen North

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 →

Every Commons division on file for Kirsty Blackman — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 1,328 of 2,376 (56%).

2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading Ayes 411, Noes 102 Aye
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) Ayes 78, Noes 408 Aye
28 Apr 2026 Privilege Ayes 223, Noes 335 Aye
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Fuel duty Ayes 103, Noes 259 Aye
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 Ayes 175, Noes 292 Aye
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Ayes 174, Noes 292 Aye
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 Ayes 187, Noes 351 Aye
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 Ayes 184, Noes 331 Aye
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part Ayes 348, Noes 167 Aye
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 Ayes 188, Noes 341 Aye
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 Ayes 185, Noes 344 Aye
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 15 Ayes 154, Noes 303 Aye
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 Ayes 77, Noes 298 Aye
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 Ayes 87, Noes 299 Aye
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

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.

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