MP for Aberdeen North
SNP Chief Whip
“A loyal SNP Chief Whip who rarely rebels and leads the party's shadow work on Equalities and Work and Pensions.”
Kirsty Blackman is the SNP MP for Aberdeen North, first elected in 2015. She currently serves as SNP Chief Whip in opposition and as Shadow SNP Spokesperson for Equalities and for Work and Pensions, and she is a member of the Speaker's Conference. Her parliamentary career has included extensive committee work on a range of bills, including the Pension Schemes Bill and Online Safety Bills.
She has 100% party loyalty with zero rebel votes, and attends votes more often than the party average (55% vs 36%). On policy, she generally supports welfare and public service measures such as Universal Credit and NHS funding and backs bus services regulation, while tending to oppose tighter immigration controls and asylum restrictions. Her positions on VAT changes, transgender rights, and trade union powers are mixed, with a clear pro‑worker rights stance in voting on workers’ protections.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Scottish National Party average: 36%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Scottish National Party average: 100%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
27 positions
Speaker's Conference (2024)
Since Dec 2024
SNP Chief Whip
Since Jul 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
Since Jul 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Equalities)
Since Jul 2024
Pension Schemes Bill
Jul 2025 - Sept 2025
Media Bill
Nov 2023 - Dec 2023
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Procedure Committee
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Finance (No. 2) Bill
May 2023 - May 2023
Procurement Bill [HL]
Jan 2023 - Feb 2023
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Opposition day motion: fuel duty
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Pension Schemes Bill
Parliamentary role · 15 Jul 2025
Speaker's Conference (2024)
Parliamentary role · 18 Dec 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Equalities)
Opposition role · 10 Jul 2024
SNP Chief Whip
Opposition role · 10 Jul 2024
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
Opposition role · 10 Jul 2024
Media Bill
Parliamentary role · 29 Nov 2023
Procedure Committee
Parliamentary role · 12 Sept 2023
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Parliamentary role · 12 Sept 2023
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Parliamentary role · 10 May 2023
Procurement Bill [HL]
Parliamentary role · 25 Jan 2023
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
