MP for Aberdeen North
SNP Chief Whip
“A party-loyal SNP MP and Chief Whip who rarely rebels and keeps attendance above the party average.”
Kirsty Blackman is the SNP MP for Aberdeen North, first elected in 2015. She currently serves as SNP Chief Whip and as a Shadow Spokesperson for Equalities and for Work and Pensions, and sits on the Speaker’s Conference; she has previously served on a wide range of parliamentary committees, including the Procedure Committee and the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission.
Her voting record shows 100% loyalty to her party with zero rebel votes and attendance of 54% (above the SNP average of 36%). On key issues, she generally supported Universal Credit and NHS funding, opposed tighter asylum and immigration controls, and backed bus service regulation and workers’ rights protections, while votes on VAT, transgender rights, and trade union powers were mixed.
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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King's Speech Motion for an Address
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
AYEDraft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
NOPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
AYEPension 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.
