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'''Kirsty Blackman''' ({{née|'''West'''}}; born 20 March 1986)<ref>Birth certificate of Kirsty Ann West, 20 March 1986, Aberdeen District 571/02 0053 – National Records of Scotland</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2007/jun/13/guardiansocietysupplement.politics|title=Fresh-faced challenge|first=Kirsty|last=Scott|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|date=13 June 2007|accessdate=4 February 2015|location=UK}}</ref> is a [[Scottish National Party]] (SNP) [[politician]] who was elected as the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen North]] at the [[2015 United Kingdom general election in Scotland|2015 United Kingdom general election]]. She is the SNP Spokesperson on the Constitution and the SNP Deputy Westminster Leader. Blackman was re-elected in [[2017 United Kingdom general election in Scotland|2017]] and [[2019 United Kingdom general election in Scotland|2019]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/author/kirsty-blackman-mp|title=Kirsty Blackman|website=www.huffingtonpost.co.uk|access-date=20 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/government-and-opposition1/scottish-national-party/|title=Scottish National Party Spokespersons|website=UK Parliament|access-date=5 October 2017}}</ref>
==Early life==
She was educated at [[Robert Gordon's College]] after winning a scholarship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13410909.Analysis__SNP_bucks_trend_for_privately_educated_MPs/ |title=Analysis: SNP bucks trend for privately educated MPs (From Herald Scotland) |website=Heraldscotland.com |date= |accessdate=4 February 2016}}</ref> Kirsty matriculated at the [[University of Aberdeen]] to read Medicine, but later left the course.
She first entered politics when she was elected to [[Aberdeen City Council]] as an SNP councillor in the Hilton/Stockethill ward, in the Aberdeen North constituency in the [[2007 Aberdeen City Council election]] topping the poll in her ward with 1,761 first preferences. Her brother, [[John West (Scottish politician)|John West]], was also elected for the Hazlehead/Ashley/Queens Cross ward at this time. She was re-elected in [[2012 Aberdeen City Council election]] with 823 first preferences taking the second seat in the ward. She would become Convener of the SNP group in Aberdeen City Council at this time.<ref>{{cite news|author=Staff|title=Blackman wins Aberdeen North seat for SNP|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000001|location=UK|date=8 May 2015|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref>
==Parliamentary career==
At the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]], she became the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen North]]. She succeeded [[Frank Doran (British politician)|Frank Doran]], of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], who had announced in October 2013 that he would stand down at the next general election.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-24592670|title=Labour MP Frank Doran to step down at 2015 general election|author=Staff|location=UK|date=19 October 2013|work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> She won the seat with 24,793 votes, 13,396 more than the Labour Party candidate [[Richard Baker (Scottish politician)|Richard Baker]], and became SNP Spokesperson on the House of Lords.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/573130/snp-candidate-kirsty-blackman-wins-aberdeen-north-seat|last=Clark|first=Andrew|title=SNP candidate Kirsty Blackman wins Aberdeen North seat |date=8 May 2015|location=UK|work=[[The Press and Journal (Scotland)|The Press and Journal]]}}</ref> In April 2016, she drew attention to the plight of unaccompanied [[refugee]] children during a Commons debate.<ref>{{cite hansard |jurisdiction=United Kingdom |house=[[Palace of Westminster|Westminster Hall]] | title = Unaccompanied Children | url = https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2016-04-19/debates/16041924000001/UnaccompaniedChildren#contribution-0161AC27-609D-40E1-9A72-FA234E0E4F54 |date= 19 April 2016 | volume = 608 |column_start= 276WH |column_end= 279WH }}</ref> She was elected to the Scottish Affairs Committee in 2015. In July 2016, she spoke out on the importance of making Parliament more family-friendly after being censured by clerks for holding her sleeping two-year-old daughter in a committee hearing.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/26/snp-mp-censured-for-bringing-her-children-to-commons-committee |title= SNP MP censured for bringing her children to Commons Committee |last=Brooks |first=Libby |date=26 July 2016 |location= UK |work= [[The Guardian]]}}</ref>
She was the only SNP MP outside of [[Dundee]] to retain their seat in North East Scotland, formerly a nationalist stronghold, at the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]]. Following the election, she became Deputy Leader of the SNP Westminster Group and SNP Westminster Spokesperson on the Economy.
Blackman held the seat at the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]] with a majority of 33.9%, the largest percentage majority in Scotland. In January 2019 she became the SNP [[Frontbench Team of Ian Blackford|Spokesperson]] for the Constitution at Westminster, a strategic role leading on the constitution in preparation for an independence referendum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18143315.snp-make-changes-frontbench-team-westminster/ |title=SNP make changes to frontbench team at Westminster (From Herald Scotland) |website=Heraldscotland.com |date= |accessdate=7 January 2020}}</ref>
==References==
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* [http://www.snp.org/kirsty_blackman profile] at the Scottish National Party website
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'''Kirsty Blackman''' ({{née|'''West'''}}; born 20 March 1986)<ref>Birth certificate of Kirsty Ann West, 20 March 1986, Aberdeen District 571/02 0053 – National Records of Scotland</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2007/jun/13/guardiansocietysupplement.politics|title=Fresh-faced challenge|first=Kirsty|last=Scott|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|date=13 June 2007|accessdate=4 February 2015|location=UK}}</ref> is a [[Scottish National Party]] (SNP) [[politician]] who was elected as the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen North]] at the [[2015 United Kingdom general election in Scotland|2015 United Kingdom general election]]. She is the SNP Spokesperson on the Constitution and the SNP Deputy Westminster Leader. Blackman was re-elected in [[2017 United Kingdom general election in Scotland|2017]] and [[2019 United Kingdom general election in Scotland|2019]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/author/kirsty-blackman-mp|title=Kirsty Blackman|website=www.huffingtonpost.co.uk|access-date=20 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/government-and-opposition1/scottish-national-party/|title=Scottish National Party Spokespersons|website=UK Parliament|access-date=5 October 2017}}</ref>
==Early life==
She was educated at [[Robert Gordon's College]] after winning a scholarship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13410909.Analysis__SNP_bucks_trend_for_privately_educated_MPs/ |title=Analysis: SNP bucks trend for privately educated MPs (From Herald Scotland) |website=Heraldscotland.com |date= |accessdate=4 February 2016}}</ref> Kirsty matriculated at the [[University of Aberdeen]] to read Medicine, but later left the course.
She first entered politics when she was elected to [[Aberdeen City Council]] as an SNP councillor in the Hilton/Stockethill ward, in the Aberdeen North constituency in the [[2007 Aberdeen City Council election]] topping the poll in her ward with 1,761 first preferences. Her brother, [[John West (Scottish politician)|John West]], was also elected for the Hazlehead/Ashley/Queens Cross ward at this time. She was re-elected in [[2012 Aberdeen City Council election]] with 823 first preferences taking the second seat in the ward. She would become Convener of the SNP group in Aberdeen City Council at this time.<ref>{{cite news|author=Staff|title=Blackman wins Aberdeen North seat for SNP|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/S14000001|location=UK|date=8 May 2015|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref>
==Parliamentary career==
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She was the only SNP MP outside of [[Dundee]] to retain their seat in North East Scotland, formerly a nationalist stronghold, at the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]]. Following the election, she became Deputy Leader of the SNP Westminster Group and SNP Westminster Spokesperson on the Economy.
Blackman held the seat at the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]] with a majority of 33.9%, the largest percentage majority in Scotland. In January 2019 she became the SNP [[Frontbench Team of Ian Blackford|Spokesperson]] for the Constitution at Westminster, a strategic role leading on the constitution in preparation for an independence referendum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18143315.snp-make-changes-frontbench-team-westminster/ |title=SNP make changes to frontbench team at Westminster (From Herald Scotland) |website=Heraldscotland.com |date= |accessdate=7 January 2020}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
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<table class="infobox vcard" style="width:22em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;font-size:125%;font-weight:bold;font-size: 100%;"><div style="display:inline-block; font-size:130%;" class="fn">Kirsty Blackman</div><br /><div class="honorific-suffix" style="display:inline; font-weight: normal;"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">MP</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center"><a href="/enwiki//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Upload?wpDestFile=Official_portrait_of_Kirsty_West_MP_crop_2.jpg" class="new" title="File:Official portrait of Kirsty West MP crop 2.jpg">File:Official portrait of Kirsty West MP crop 2.jpg</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em 0.2em">Deputy Leader of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a> in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:none"><div style="width:100%; margin:0; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />14 June 2017</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Leader</th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ian_Blackford" title="Ian Blackford">Ian Blackford</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stewart_Hosie" title="Stewart Hosie">Stewart Hosie</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em 0.2em"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Frontbench_Team_of_Ian_Blackford" title="Frontbench Team of Ian Blackford">Spokesperson</a> for <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer" title="Chancellor of the Exchequer">the Economy</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />20 June 2017 – 7 January 2019</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Leader</th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ian_Blackford" title="Ian Blackford">Ian Blackford</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stewart_Hosie" title="Stewart Hosie">Stewart Hosie</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alison_Thewliss" title="Alison Thewliss">Alison Thewliss</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em 0.2em"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Frontbench_Team_of_Ian_Blackford" title="Frontbench Team of Ian Blackford">Spokesperson</a> for the Constitution</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:none"><div style="width:100%; margin:0; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />7 January 2019</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Leader</th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ian_Blackford" title="Ian Blackford">Ian Blackford</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td><i>Office established</i></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em 0.2em"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">Member of Parliament</a><br />for <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Aberdeen_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)">Aberdeen North</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:none"><div style="width:100%; margin:0; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />7 May 2015</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Frank_Doran_(British_politician)" title="Frank Doran (British politician)">Frank Doran</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="text-align:left">Majority</th><td>12,670 (33.9%)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2">
</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Born</th><td><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Kirsty Ann West</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1986-03-20</span>) </span>20 March 1986<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 33)</span><br /><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Aberdeen" title="Aberdeen">Aberdeen</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Political party</th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Spouse(s)</th><td>Luke Blackman<sup id="cite_ref-snp-profile_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-snp-profile-1">[1]</a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Children</th><td>2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Website</th><td><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://parliament.uk/biographies/commons/kirsty-blackman/4357">Commons website</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><b>Kirsty Blackman</b> (<a href="/enwiki/wiki/N%C3%A9e" class="mw-redirect" title="Née"><span title="Birth name#Maiden and married names">née</span></a> <b>West</b>; born 20 March 1986)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> is a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a> (SNP) <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Politician" title="Politician">politician</a> who was elected as the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">Member of Parliament</a> (MP) for <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Aberdeen_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)">Aberdeen North</a> at the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Scotland" title="2015 United Kingdom general election in Scotland">2015 United Kingdom general election</a>. She is the SNP Spokesperson on the Constitution and the SNP Deputy Westminster Leader. Blackman was re-elected in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2017_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Scotland" title="2017 United Kingdom general election in Scotland">2017</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Scotland" title="2019 United Kingdom general election in Scotland">2019</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Early_life"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Early life</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Parliamentary_career"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Parliamentary career</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Early_life">Early life</span></h2>
<p>She was educated at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Robert_Gordon%27s_College" title="Robert Gordon's College">Robert Gordon's College</a> after winning a scholarship.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> Kirsty matriculated at the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/University_of_Aberdeen" title="University of Aberdeen">University of Aberdeen</a> to read Medicine, but later left the course.
</p><p>She first entered politics when she was elected to <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Aberdeen_City_Council" title="Aberdeen City Council">Aberdeen City Council</a> as an SNP councillor in the Hilton/Stockethill ward, in the Aberdeen North constituency in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2007_Aberdeen_City_Council_election" title="2007 Aberdeen City Council election">2007 Aberdeen City Council election</a> topping the poll in her ward with 1,761 first preferences. Her brother, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_West_(Scottish_politician)" title="John West (Scottish politician)">John West</a>, was also elected for the Hazlehead/Ashley/Queens Cross ward at this time. She was re-elected in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2012_Aberdeen_City_Council_election" title="2012 Aberdeen City Council election">2012 Aberdeen City Council election</a> with 823 first preferences taking the second seat in the ward. She would become Convener of the SNP group in Aberdeen City Council at this time.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Parliamentary_career">Parliamentary career</span></h2>
<p>At the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2015 United Kingdom general election">2015 general election</a>, she became the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">Member of Parliament</a> for <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Aberdeen_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)">Aberdeen North</a>. She succeeded <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Frank_Doran_(British_politician)" title="Frank Doran (British politician)">Frank Doran</a>, of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour Party</a>, who had announced in October 2013 that he would stand down at the next general election.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> She won the seat with 24,793 votes, 13,396 more than the Labour Party candidate <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Richard_Baker_(Scottish_politician)" title="Richard Baker (Scottish politician)">Richard Baker</a>, and became SNP Spokesperson on the House of Lords.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> In April 2016, she drew attention to the plight of unaccompanied <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Refugee" title="Refugee">refugee</a> children during a Commons debate.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup> She was elected to the Scottish Affairs Committee in 2015. In July 2016, she spoke out on the importance of making Parliament more family-friendly after being censured by clerks for holding her sleeping two-year-old daughter in a committee hearing.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup>
</p><p>She was the only SNP MP outside of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dundee" title="Dundee">Dundee</a> to retain their seat in North East Scotland, formerly a nationalist stronghold, at the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2017 United Kingdom general election">2017 general election</a>. Following the election, she became Deputy Leader of the SNP Westminster Group and SNP Westminster Spokesperson on the Economy.
</p><p>Blackman held the seat at the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2019 United Kingdom general election">2019 general election</a> with a majority of 33.9%, the largest percentage majority in Scotland. In January 2019 she became the SNP <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Frontbench_Team_of_Ian_Blackford" title="Frontbench Team of Ian Blackford">Spokesperson</a> for the Constitution at Westminster, a strategic role leading on the constitution in preparation for an independence referendum.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span></h2>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="External_links">External links</span></h2>
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.snp.org/kirsty_blackman">profile</a> at the Scottish National Party website</li></ul>
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/kirsty-blackman/4357">Profile</a> at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">Parliament of the United Kingdom</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/search/MemberContributions?memberId=4357">Contributions in Parliament</a> at <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hansard" title="Hansard">Hansard</a></i></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=Kirsty_Blackman&mpc=Aberdeen_North&house=commons">Voting record</a> at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Public_Whip" title="Public Whip">Public Whip</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/25314/kirsty_blackman/aberdeen_north">Record in Parliament</a> at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/TheyWorkForYou" title="TheyWorkForYou">TheyWorkForYou</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://twitter.com/KirstySNP">Kirsty Blackman</a> on <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.c-span.org/person/?kirstyblackman">Appearances</a> on <a href="/enwiki/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN">C-SPAN</a></li></ul>
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<td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Deputy Leader of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a> in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a></b><br />2017–present
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<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brendan_O%27Hara" title="Brendan O'Hara">Brendan O'Hara</a> (Culture and Media)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Neil_Gray" title="Neil Gray">Neil Gray</a> (Social Justice)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Drew_Hendry" title="Drew Hendry">Drew Hendry</a> (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Angus_MacNeil" title="Angus MacNeil">Angus MacNeil</a> (Environment and Rural Affairs)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chris_Law" title="Chris Law">Chris Law</a> (International Development and Climate Justice)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Carol_Monaghan" title="Carol Monaghan">Carol Monaghan</a> (Education, Armed Forces and Veterans)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hannah_Bardell" title="Hannah Bardell">Hannah Bardell</a> (Trade and lnvestment)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Philippa_Whitford" title="Philippa Whitford">Philippa Whitford</a> (Health)</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alison_Thewliss" title="Alison Thewliss">Alison Thewliss</a> (Treasury and Cities)</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stuart_McDonald_(Scottish_politician)" title="Stuart McDonald (Scottish politician)">Stuart McDonald</a> (Immigration, Asylum and Border Control)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Angela_Crawley" title="Angela Crawley">Angela Crawley</a> (Equalities, Women and Children)</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Patrick_Grady" title="Patrick Grady">Patrick Grady</a> (International Development)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Lisa_Cameron" title="Lisa Cameron">Lisa Cameron</a> (Climate Justice)</li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Peter_Grant_(politician)" title="Peter Grant (politician)">Peter Grant</a> (Exiting the European Union)</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Steven_Bonnar" title="Steven Bonnar">Steven Bonnar</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alan_Brown_(Scottish_politician)" title="Alan Brown (Scottish politician)">Alan Brown</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Amy_Callaghan" title="Amy Callaghan">Amy Callaghan</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Douglas_Chapman_(Scottish_politician)" title="Douglas Chapman (Scottish politician)">Douglas Chapman</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ronnie_Cowan_(politician)" title="Ronnie Cowan (politician)">Ronnie Cowan</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Martyn_Day_(politician)" title="Martyn Day (politician)">Martyn Day</a></li>
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<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dave_Doogan" title="Dave Doogan">Dave Doogan</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Allan_Dorans" title="Allan Dorans">Allan Dorans</a></li>
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<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Margaret_Ferrier" title="Margaret Ferrier">Margaret Ferrier</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stephen_Flynn_(Scottish_politician)" title="Stephen Flynn (Scottish politician)">Stephen Flynn</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Patricia_Gibson" title="Patricia Gibson">Patricia Gibson</a></li>
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<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/David_Linden_(politician)" title="David Linden (politician)">David Linden</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kenny_MacAskill" title="Kenny MacAskill">Kenny MacAskill</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Stewart_McDonald_(politician)" title="Stewart McDonald (politician)">Stewart McDonald</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_McNally_(politician)" title="John McNally (politician)">John McNally</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Gavin_Newlands" title="Gavin Newlands">Gavin Newlands</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_Nicolson" title="John Nicolson">John Nicolson</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kirsten_Oswald" title="Kirsten Oswald">Kirsten Oswald</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alyn_Smith" title="Alyn Smith">Alyn Smith</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chris_Stephens" title="Chris Stephens">Chris Stephens</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Owen_Thompson" title="Owen Thompson">Owen Thompson</a></li></ul>
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