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Kirsty Blackman

Kirsty Blackman

Scottish National Party MP for Aberdeen North

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).

Message

Seat status

Marginal

Majority size

1,760

Recent swing

-18.4% Scottish National Party

Party

Scottish National Party

Top donors:

No registered donations

SUPPORTED

Voted for Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 187-351

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SUPPORTED

Voted for Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 184-331

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SUPPORTED

Voted for Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion passed, 348-167

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Where Kirsty fits into things

Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Kirsty Blackman

Kirsty Blackman

Member of Parliament

Aberdeen North

Surgeries

Monthly in-person, occasional online

Examples of successful citizen influence

  • Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
  • Local campaign prompting a public statement

Pressure that tends to influence

  • High volume constituent contact
  • Media attention on local issues
  • Cross-party committee pressure

Committees

  • Speaker's Conference (2024)