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Mary Kelly Foy vs Colum Eastwood

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

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Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
vs
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Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 623 shared comparable votes.

601 same votes 22 different votes 623 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
25 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 1 No
Education 82% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 91% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
57 Aye 14 No
Tax 93% aligned 71 shared votes
52 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 17 No
Benefits 94% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 15 No
Trade 97% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

66.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 498 of 649
Participation
53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
1,087
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
882
1,643 eligible divisions
557
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
485
55.0 % of votes cast
530
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
397
45.0 % of votes cast
28
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 650
Appearances
17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
73
-65.3 vs Commons average
Rank 413 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

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
42 of 50 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieu 10 Jun 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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