Kirsty Blackman

MP since 7 May 2015

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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).

1301

Votes Cast

£320,448

Expenses 2024-25

1,760

Majority

34.5%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£320,448

Staffing£213,507
Travel£42,992
Accommodation£39,262
Office£24,435
Other£252

Year-on-Year

2024-25£320,448
2023-24£254,787
2022-23£224,109
2021-22£197,782
2020-21£182,050
2019-20£183,516
2018-19£188,885
2017-18£175,874
2016-17£184,619
2015-16£128,658

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 42,095 voters

Scottish National Party
14,533 votes34.5%
Labour
12,773 votes30.3%
Conservative
5,881 votes14.0%
Reform UK
3,781 votes9.0%
Liberal Democrat
2,583 votes6.1%
Scottish Green Party
1,275 votes3.0%
Alba Party
703 votes1.7%
Scottish Family Party
352 votes0.8%
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
214 votes0.5%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

164

Written Questions

11

Oral Questions

133

Debates Spoken In

248

Speeches

162

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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5 AYE

Employment Rights Bill

5 votes · 5 Nov 2025

8 AYE3 NO

Employment Rights Bill

11 votes · 15 Sept 2025

2 AYE

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

2 votes · 4 Sept 2025

Financial Interests

No registered interests found.

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Kirsty in Parliament

Government Departments: Correspondence

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Guide to Handling Correspondence, updated on 6 September 2024, and with reference to his Department's t

AnsweredCabinet Office20 Jan 2025

Department for Work and Pensions: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department records the number of enquiries received from (a) hon. Members and (b) Members of Devolved (i) Parliaments and (ii) Assembli

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions9 Jan 2025

Government Departments: Correspondence

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2025 to Question 21320 on written representations to the Department of Work and Pensions, whether there have been change

AnsweredCabinet Office9 Jan 2025

Employment: Social Class

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of mandating socioeconomic background reporting for all employers with over 250 employee

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade7 Jan 2025

Railways: Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of lighting on trains on the levels of violence against women and girls travelling on the n

AnsweredDepartment for Transport7 Jan 2025

Railways: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department will have responsibility for safety on trains following passage of the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership Bill).

AnsweredDepartment for Transport7 Jan 2025

Equal Pay: Social Class

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to measure links between differences in pay and the socioeconomic background of employees.

AnsweredWomen and Equalities7 Jan 2025

Railways: Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has a strategy for tackling violence against women and girls on trains after the passage of the Passenger Railway Services (Public O

AnsweredDepartment for Transport7 Jan 2025

Railways: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the impact of the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill on safety on trains.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport7 Jan 2025

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many written representations on compensation for women affected by changes to the state pension age she has received from Labour (a) hon. Membe

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions19 Dec 2024
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