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Alex Brewer vs Colum Eastwood

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

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Alex Brewer
LD North East Hampshire
vs
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Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Alex Brewer and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 54% of the time, based on 113 shared comparable votes.

61 same votes 52 different votes 113 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
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 82% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 1 No
Transport 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 4 No
Education 38% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

65.9%
7% below average
Rank 502 of 649
Participation
53.4%
19% below average
Rank 612 of 649
389
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
885
1,658 eligible divisions
214
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
487
55.0% of votes cast
175
45.0% 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

49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 649
Appearances
22
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
50
-95.9 vs Commons average
Rank 508 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

£198,635
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£198,635
12% below average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45% above average
6
1 registered category
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
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
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 18 Nov 2025
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 19 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
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