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Sarah Sackman vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Sarah Sackman
Sarah Sackman
Lab Finchley and Golders Green
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Sarah Sackman and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 145 shared comparable votes.

120 same votes 25 different votes 145 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
9 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 3 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 45% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 4 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
22 Aye 6 No
Tax 82% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 4 No
Education 86% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

69.5%
3% below average
Rank 439 of 649
Participation
53.4%
19% below average
Rank 612 of 649
410
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
885
1,658 eligible divisions
214
52.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
487
55.0% of votes cast
196
47.8% of votes cast
No votes
398
45.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

67
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 649
Appearances
22
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
368
+222.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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

£206,246
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£206,246
9% below average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45% above average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 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
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 Sept 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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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