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 Scottish National Party MP for Aberdeen North, has been elected since May 2015, making her the second-longest serving member of her party's nine MPs in the current parliament. Her parliamentary activity shows a striking divergence between her contributions to debates and her voting participation: she ranks 106th overall in debate contributions with 388 contributions across 168 debates, but 603rd overall in voting with a participation rate of just 30.47% across 466 eligible divisions. Her debate contributions have focused primarily on welfare and benefits, while her votes have concentrated on employment and workers' rights issues. She does not hold a government post.

Summary generated on 27/03/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

142 / 466

30.47%

Ranked #607 of 650 MPs (7th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

168 / 7614

388 total contributions

Ranked #112 of 650 MPs (83th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

0

£0.00

£

Total declared interests