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Rachel Gilmour vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Rachel Gilmour
Rachel Gilmour
LD Tiverton and Minehead
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 53% of the time, based on 92 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 43 different votes 92 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
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 82% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 4 No
Housing 45% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 11 No
Tax 36% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 11 No
Tax 36% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

42.4%
30% below average
Rank 630 of 649
Participation
53.4%
19% below average
Rank 612 of 649
250
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
885
1,658 eligible divisions
139
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
487
55.0% of votes cast
111
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
398
45.0% of votes cast
3
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

125
+41.3 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 649
Appearances
22
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
154
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 197 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

£174,467
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23% below average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45% above average
7
5 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

Housing
24 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
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
No
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
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
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
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
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: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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