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Barry Gardiner vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 639 shared comparable votes.

623 same votes 16 different votes 639 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 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 1 No
Education 88% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 89% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 17 No
Benefits 93% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 60 No
Migration 98% aligned 80 shared votes
22 Aye 58 No

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

Voting record

67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 479 of 648
Participation
54.8 %
18 % below average
Rank 609 of 648
1,568
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
873
1,594 eligible divisions
880
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
478
54.8 % of votes cast
688
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
395
45.2 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

45
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 648
Appearances
10
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 648
59
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 648
Contributions
21
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Trade
76 of 88 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Transport
74 of 87 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 152 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
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
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
No
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory 28 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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