Kirsty Blackman

Kirsty Blackman

Constituency: Aberdeen North

Party: Scottish National Party

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Synopsis

Kirsty Blackman is the Scottish National Party MP for Aberdeen North, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. She currently undertakes the roles of SNP Chief Whip, Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Work and Pensions), and Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Equalities).

Kirsty Blackman, the SNP MP for Aberdeen North, has been a relatively long-serving member of parliament, ranked 118th of 649 active MPs for length of service and second among her party's eight MPs. Her parliamentary activity shows a marked divergence between her voting and debate participation: she ranks 623rd overall in voting with a participation rate of 26.96 per cent, but 155th overall in debate contributions with 446 total contributions across 196 debates participated in. Her debate contributions have focused on welfare and benefits, procedural matters, and pensions, while her voting has concentrated on employment and workers' rights, parliamentary procedure, and taxation.

Summary generated on 21/07/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

155 / 575

26.96%

Ranked #621 of 654 MPs (5th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

196 / 11122

446 total contributions

Ranked #156 of 654 MPs (76th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

0

£0.00

£

Ranked #611 of 654 MPs (7th percentile)