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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Aye: 742No: 559

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1 AYE1 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill

2 votes · 17 Apr 2024

3 NO

Safety of Rwanda Bill

3 votes · 17 Apr 2024

2 NO

Rwanda Bill

2 votes · 15 Apr 2024

2 AYE

Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [Lords] Report Stage

2 votes · 25 Mar 2024

3 AYE

Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]

3 votes · 19 Mar 2024

4 NO

Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill

4 votes · 18 Mar 2024

Financial Interests

No registered interests found.

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Kirsty in Parliament

Migrants: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the compatibility of (a) the Government’s commitment to halving levels of violence against women and girls within

AnsweredHome Office11 Sept 2025

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 14 August 2025 from the hon. Member for Aberdeen North, reference ZA35390, CMS Reference: 1210249

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions9 Sept 2025

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Aberdeen

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answers of 13 June 2025 to Questions (a) 57249, (b) 57250 and (c) 57251, how many departmental roles are based in Aberde

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero29 Aug 2025

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill on levels of child pov

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions22 Jul 2025

Fossil Fuels: Prices

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when her Department plans to respond to the consultation on the Oil and gas price mechanism, which closed on 28 May 2025.

AnsweredTreasury2 Jul 2025

Offshore Industry: North Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to respond to the consultation on Building the North Sea’s Energy Future, which closed on 30 April 2025.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero2 Jul 2025

Asylum: Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to (a) the Women for Refugee Women report entitled Coercion and Control, published in September 2024 and (b) the Imkaan and Rape C

AnsweredHome Office16 Jun 2025

Asylum: Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has produced for sub-contracted accommodation providers to (a) prevent and (b) better respond to the sexual violence

AnsweredHome Office16 Jun 2025

Asylum: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) women-only and (b) family-only hotels staffed exclusively by women for female r

AnsweredHome Office16 Jun 2025

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Aberdeen

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many of his Department's jobs are based in Aberdeen; and how many additional Department roles will be based there once the UK has es

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero4 Jun 2025
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