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Angela Rayner vs Colum Eastwood

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner
Lab Ashton-under-Lyne
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Angela Rayner and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 686 shared comparable votes.

670 same votes 16 different votes 686 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
24 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
24 Aye 74 No
33 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 81 shared votes
33 Aye 48 No
60 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
60 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 0 No
Education 90% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 4 No
Benefits 93% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
30 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 98% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 480 of 650
Participation
53.3%
19% below average
Rank 614 of 650
1,613
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
906
1,699 eligible divisions
898
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
500
55.2% of votes cast
715
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
406
44.8% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

47
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 650
Appearances
33
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650
483
+318.4 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650
Contributions
87
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,886,725
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£219,458
3% below average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45% above average
24
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
59 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#3
Work / Employment
58 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 80 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
53 of 64 votes
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 10 11 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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