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Kirsty Blackman
MP for Aberdeen North
Scottish National PartyOpposition
SNP Chief Whip
About This MP
AI-generatedKirsty Blackman is the Scottish National Party MP for Aberdeen North, first elected in 2015. She is currently the SNP Chief Whip and a Shadow Spokesperson for Equalities, with additional roles including Shadow Spokesperson for Work and Pensions; she has served on a range of parliamentary committees, such as the Procedure Committee and the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission.
Voting Patterns
Her voting pattern shows strong party loyalty and attendance: 100% party loyalty, 56% attendance (the party average is 36%), and zero rebel votes. Politically she sits centre-left (38/100). On key issues, she generally supports Universal Credit and NHS funding, generally votes against stricter immigration controls and harsher prison sentencing, and her votes on VAT changes, transgender rights, and trade union powers have been mixed; she also backs workers’ rights protections.
Notable Positions
- Generally voted for Universal Credit
- Generally voted for NHS funding
- Generally voted against immigration controls
- Generally voted against longer prison sentences
- Generally voted for workers' rights protections
Generated 21 February 2026
100%
Party Loyalty
56%
Attendance
0
Rebel Votes
—
Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centre-left(38)
Based on 245 votesCareer & Roles
27 positions
Current
Committee
Speaker's Conference (2024)
Since Dec 2024
Opposition
SNP Chief Whip
Since Jul 2024
Opposition
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
Since Jul 2024
Opposition
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Equalities)
Since Jul 2024
Previous
Committee
Pension Schemes Bill
Jul 2025 - Sept 2025
Committee
Media Bill
Nov 2023 - Dec 2023
Committee
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Committee
Procedure Committee
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Committee
Finance (No. 2) Bill
May 2023 - May 2023
Committee
Procurement Bill [HL]
Jan 2023 - Feb 2023
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Universal Credit
Generally againsthas generally voted against universal credit
198 votes
Immigration controls
Generally againsthas generally voted against immigration controls
162 votes
Bus services regulation
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
110 votes
VAT changes
Strongly againsthas almost always voted against vat changes
96 votes
Transgender rights
Generally againsthas generally voted against transgender rights
71 votes
Asylum system
Generally againsthas generally voted against asylum system
70 votes
Trade union powers
Generally againsthas generally voted against trade union powers
65 votes
NHS funding
Generally againsthas generally voted against nhs funding
49 votes
Financial Interests
No registered financial interests. Learn more about the register
Recent Votes
ABSENT
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
ABSENT
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
ABSENT
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
AYE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026458 Aye104 No
ABSENT
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
28 Jan 202691 Aye287 No
ABSENT
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
28 Jan 2026103 Aye284 No
ABSENT
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
28 Jan 2026294 Aye108 No
ABSENT
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1
27 Jan 202688 Aye310 No
ABSENT
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2
27 Jan 202661 Aye311 No