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Ashley Dalton vs Colum Eastwood

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

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Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire
vs
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Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Ashley Dalton and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 278 shared comparable votes.

259 same votes 19 different votes 278 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
18 Aye 53 No
Migration 100% aligned 71 shared votes
18 Aye 53 No
21 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 7 No
Benefits 50% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 4 No
Education 89% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

63.5 %
9 % below average
Rank 537 of 647
Participation
54.1 %
19 % below average
Rank 610 of 647
562
885 eligible divisions
Total votes
873
1,615 eligible divisions
264
47.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
478
54.8 % of votes cast
298
53.0 % of votes cast
No votes
395
45.2 % of votes cast
4
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
3 years, 4 months
Since 9 Feb 2023
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

47
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 647
Appearances
10
-56.8 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 647
117
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 647
Contributions
21
-97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£607,098
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£323,917
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 152 votes
Trade
14 of 16 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Migration
79 of 94 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
Energy
20 of 29 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: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 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
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
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: 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
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