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Catherine McKinnell vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 682 shared comparable votes.

654 same votes 28 different votes 682 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
35 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 78 shared votes
35 Aye 43 No
23 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 16 No
Benefits 78% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 82% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 88% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
56 Aye 20 No
Tax 92% aligned 76 shared votes
52 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

68.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 459 of 649
Participation
53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
1,611
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
882
1,643 eligible divisions
886
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
485
55.0 % of votes cast
725
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
397
45.0 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Appearances
17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
20
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Housing
53 of 66 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory 28 Jan 2026
No
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