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Rachael Maskell vs Colum Eastwood

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

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Rachael Maskell
Lab York Central
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Rachael Maskell and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 800 shared comparable votes.

771 same votes 29 different votes 800 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
29 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 4 No
Education 88% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 18 No
Benefits 94% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

84.0%
11% above average
Rank 113 of 649
Participation
53.4%
19% below average
Rank 612 of 649
1,995
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
885
1,658 eligible divisions
1,083
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
487
55.0% of votes cast
912
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
398
45.0% of votes cast
47
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

256
+172.3 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
Appearances
22
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
310
+164.1 vs Commons average
Rank 56 of 649
Contributions
33
-112.9 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,927,153
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£256,869
14% above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
9
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

Education
91 of 96 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Transport
89 of 95 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 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
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 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
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