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Andrew Western vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

293 same votes 27 different votes 320 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
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 3 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 2 No
Trade 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 7 No
Benefits 50% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 63% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 3 No
Education 83% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 45 No
Migration 97% aligned 61 shared votes
18 Aye 43 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 365 of 649
Participation
53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
698
958 eligible divisions
Total votes
882
1,643 eligible divisions
344
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
485
55.0 % of votes cast
354
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
397
45.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
3 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
Appearances
17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
305
+166.7 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
8
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

Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Education
50 of 58 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: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
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
Where they voted the same
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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