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Colum Eastwood vs Catherine McKinnell

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

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

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 703 shared comparable votes.

673 same votes 30 different votes 703 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
16 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 15 No
Benefits 78% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 82% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
52 Aye 24 No
Tax 92% aligned 76 shared votes
56 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

53.5%
19% below average
Rank 612 of 650
Participation
68.5%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 650
903
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,647
2,405 eligible divisions
498
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
54.6% of votes cast
405
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
748
45.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

32
-56.8 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 650
Appearances
41
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
82
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650
Contributions
95
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45% above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
59 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#2
Work / Employment
66 of 80 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 70 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
53 of 64 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
73 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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