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Richard Baker vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Richard Baker
Richard Baker
Lab Glenrothes and Mid Fife
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Richard Baker and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 138 shared comparable votes.

109 same votes 29 different votes 138 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
7 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 89% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 42% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 5 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 10 No
Tax 84% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 650
Participation
53.6 %
19 % below average
Rank 614 of 650
422
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
874
1,631 eligible divisions
204
48.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
479
54.8 % of votes cast
218
51.7 % of votes cast
No votes
395
45.2 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

41
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Appearances
10
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 650
52
-73.8 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
Contributions
21
-104.8 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,133
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£179,133
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 152 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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 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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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