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Voting summaries
MPs have many roles, but one of the most important is that they make decisions. These decisions shape the laws that govern us, and can affect every aspect of how we live our lives.
One of the ways MPs make decisions is by voting.
On TheyWorkForYou, we create voting summaries that group a set of decisions together, show how an MP has generally voted on a set of related votes, and if they differ from their party.
You can read more about our process , the kinds of votes we include , how we compare MPs to parties , and why we think this is important .
Below are summaries of how Kirsty Blackman has voted on key issues, grouped by policy area (randomly ordered).
This page shows relevant votes while Kirsty Blackman has been in Parliament, you can also view a summary just for the current Parliament .
Kirsty Blackman’s voting in Parliament
Kirsty Blackman is a Scottish National Party MP, and on the vast majority of issues follow instructions from their party and vote the same way as other Scottish National Party MPs.
In the last year, Kirsty Blackman has an alignment score of 100% with other MPs of their party (over 322 votes). Find out more .
How Kirsty Blackman voted on Environmental Issues #
For votes held while they were in office:
Generally voted for measures to prevent climate change Show votes
13 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 agreement, 8 absences, between 2015 and 2025. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs generally voted for.
Generally voted for the preservation of environmental protections after withdrawal from the EU Show votes
6 votes for, 2 votes against, between 2016 and 2023. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs generally voted for.
Generally voted for improving biodiversity Show votes
1 vote for, 6 absences, in 2021. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs generally voted for.
Generally voted for improving air quality Show votes
1 vote for, 4 absences, in 2021. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs generally voted for.
Generally voted for improving environmental water quality Show votes
1 vote for, 4 absences, between 2021 and 2024. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs generally voted for.
Consistently voted against increasing windfall tax on oil and gas companies Show votes
3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2024 and 2025. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
Voted a mixture of for and against (alignment score: 50%) measures to encourage purchase and use of electric vehicles Show votes
1 vote against, 1 agreement, 2 absences, between 2021 and 2025. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs voted a mixture of for and against (alignment score: 50%).
Last updated: 2 Ebrill 2025.
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How Kirsty Blackman voted on Home Affairs #
For votes held while they were in office:
Consistently voted against a stricter asylum system Show votes
1 vote for, 24 votes against, between 2015 and 2024. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs almost always voted against.
Consistently voted against requiring the mass retention of information about communications Show votes
2 votes against, in 2016. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
Almost always voted against stronger laws and enforcement of immigration rules Show votes
2 votes for, 24 votes against, between 2015 and 2024. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs almost always voted against.
Consistently voted against mass surveillance of people’s communications and activities Show votes
3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2016 and 2024. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs almost always voted against.
Consistently voted against authorising criminal conduct by undercover officers and covert sources Show votes
3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2020 and 2021. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs almost always voted against.
Consistently voted against making it easier to remove those trespassing on land with an intent to reside there Show votes
3 votes against, 1 absence, in 2021. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
Consistently voted against making it easier to remove someone's British citizenship Show votes
5 votes against, between 2021 and 2022. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
Last updated: 22 Mai 2024.
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For votes held while they were in office:
Consistently voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes
1 vote for, between 2016 and 2024. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted for.
Generally voted for a lower voting age Show votes
4 votes for, 2 absences, between 2015 and 2022. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs generally voted for.
Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes
1 vote for, between 2016 and 2024. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted for.
Generally voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes
1 vote for, 2 absences, between 2015 and 2024. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs generally voted for.
Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes
1 vote for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2016 and 2020. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs generally voted against.
Voted a mixture of for and against (alignment score: 50%) more powers for local councils Show votes
1 vote for, 1 vote against, 7 absences, between 2015 and 2024. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs voted a mixture of for and against (alignment score: 51%).
Consistently voted for fixed periods between parliamentary elections Show votes
3 votes for, in 2021. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted for.
Generally voted for transferring more powers to the Senedd/Welsh Parliament Show votes
8 votes for, 2 votes against, 6 absences, between 2016 and 2022. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs generally voted for.
Almost always voted for transferring more powers to the Scottish Parliament Show votes
30 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015 and 2024. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs almost always voted for.
Consistently voted against a veto for MPs from England, Wales and Northern Ireland over laws specifically impacting their part of the UK Show votes
1 vote against, in 2015. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
Generally voted for more powers for the devolved administration in Northern Ireland Show votes
7 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2017 and 2022. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs generally voted for.
Consistently voted against photographic voter identification at polling stations Show votes
4 votes against, between 2017 and 2022. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
Consistently voted for approving reports and recommendations made by the Standards Committee Show votes
3 votes for, 2 agreements, between 2021 and 2023. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs generally voted for.
Last updated: 3 Rhagfyr 2024.
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How Kirsty Blackman voted on Welfare, Benefits and Pensions #
For votes held while they were in office:
Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes
1 vote for, 11 votes against, 3 absences, between 2015 and 2022. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs almost always voted against.
Consistently voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes
6 votes for, 1 absence, between 2015 and 2022. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs almost always voted for.
Consistently voted against increasing the state pension age Show votes
3 votes against, between 2021 and 2022. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
Voted against means-testing/removing universality on winter fuel payments for pensioners Show votes
1 vote against, in 2024. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs voted against.
Voted against more powers to investigate welfare fraud , including requiring banks to monitor accounts of welfare recipients Show votes
1 vote against, in 2025. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
Consistently voted against reducing the health top-up for new universal credit claims, while increasing the rate of UC standard allowance . Show votes
3 votes against, in 2025. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
Last updated: 9 Gorffennaf 2025.
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How Kirsty Blackman voted on Taxation and Employment #
For votes held while they were in office:
Generally voted against raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax Show votes
3 votes for, 9 votes against, 3 absences, between 2015 and 2021. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs generally voted against.
Consistently voted against higher taxes on alcoholic drinks Show votes
4 votes against, between 2017 and 2024. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
Generally voted against more restrictive regulation of trade union activity Show votes
9 votes against, 9 absences, between 2015 and 2023. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs almost always voted against.
Consistently voted for higher taxes on banks Show votes
11 votes for, between 2015 and 2022. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs almost always voted for.
Consistently voted against higher taxes specifically to fund health and social care Show votes
4 votes against, between 2021 and 2022. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
Consistently voted against increasing windfall tax on oil and gas companies Show votes
3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2024 and 2025. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
Voted against increasing in employers' national insurance contributions Show votes
1 vote against, in 2024. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
Consistently voted for increasing capital gains tax Show votes
9 votes for, 1 absence, between 2016 and 2025. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs almost always voted for.
Generally voted for charging VAT on private school fees Show votes
1 vote for, 2 absences, between 2024 and 2025. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs generally voted for.
Last updated: 25 Mawrth 2025.
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How Kirsty Blackman voted on Foreign Policy and Defence #
For votes held while they were in office:
Consistently voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes
1 vote against, between 2015 and 2016. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
Consistently voted against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes
3 votes against, between 2015 and 2016. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
Almost always voted for more EU integration Show votes
39 votes for, 3 votes against, 8 absences, between 2015 and 2022. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs almost always voted for.
Consistently voted against use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas Show votes
2 votes against, in 2015. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
Tended to vote for (alignment score: 69%) strengthening the Military Covenant Show votes
9 votes for, 4 votes against, 1 absence, between 2020 and 2022. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs generally voted for.
Consistently voted against military action against ISIL (Daesh) Show votes
2 votes against, in 2015. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted against.
Consistently voted for UK membership of the EU Show votes
12 votes for, between 2016 and 2019. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs consistently voted for.
Almost always voted for a right to remain for EU nationals already in living in the UK Show votes
15 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2016 and 2021. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs almost always voted for.
Consistently voted for a second referendum on the terms of the UK's withdrawal from the EU Show votes
3 votes for, 1 absence, between 2017 and 2019. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs almost always voted for.
Generally voted for coordinated border security, new immigration crime offences, and scrapping the Rwanda deportation scheme (Border Security Bill ) Show votes
1 vote for, 2 absences, in 2025. Comparable Scottish National Party MPs generally voted for.
Last updated: 12 Mai 2025.
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As a result of COVID-19, some MPs were less able to vote in Parliament in certain periods, and this will be reflected by absences in their voting record.
11th May to 2nd June 2020
All MPs could vote remotely through an online voting tool. Votes cast remotely are shown as normal on the TheyWorkForYou voting record.
2nd to 9th June 2020
The option of online voting was removed, and a number of MPs may have been unable to vote because they were not physically able to attend.
10th June 2020 onwards
The requirements on proxy voting were relaxed, allowing MPs to designate another MP to cast a vote on their behalf.
If an MP votes by proxy, it is effectively exactly the same as if they cast the vote in person and it shows up on their TheyWorkForYou voting record.
MPs are not required to designate a proxy, and may instead pair with an opposing MP to miss a vote. Parliament does not record when two MPs have come to a pairing arrangement, so on TheyWorkForYou, they will both appear to have been absent for the vote.
See more detail on votes during the COVID-19 period here.
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