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Alan Strickland vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
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Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Alan Strickland and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 147 shared comparable votes.

119 same votes 28 different votes 147 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 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 1 No
Defence 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 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
1 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 46% aligned 13 shared votes
7 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

88.1 %
15 % above average
Rank 45 of 650
Participation
53.6 %
19 % below average
Rank 614 of 650
496
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
874
1,631 eligible divisions
252
50.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
479
54.8 % of votes cast
244
49.2 % of votes cast
No votes
395
45.2 % of votes cast
10
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

28
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
Appearances
10
-60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 650
31
-94.5 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
Contributions
21
-104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,611
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£174,611
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
0
0 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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 152 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 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
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
No
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory 28 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
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