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 held her seat since May 2015, making her the second-longest serving member of her nine-strong parliamentary group. Her parliamentary activity shows a striking divergence between voting and debate participation: she ranks 626th out of 650 MPs in voting with a 27 percent participation rate, but 119th overall in debate contributions with 441 contributions across 192 debates, primarily focusing on welfare and benefits, procedural matters, and pensions. Among her cohort of MPs elected in 2015, she ranks 7th in debate participation but 57th in voting participation. She does not hold a government post.

Summary generated on 15/06/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

145 / 551

26.32%

Ranked #627 of 650 MPs (4th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

194 / 9879

444 total contributions

Ranked #127 of 650 MPs (81th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

0

£0.00

£

Total declared interests