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Cat Eccles vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Cat Eccles and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 99 shared comparable votes.

86 same votes 13 different votes 99 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 6 No
Tax 77% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 4 No
Education 86% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

53.1 %
20 % below average
Rank 614 of 650
Participation
53.8 %
19 % below average
Rank 612 of 650
294
554 eligible divisions
Total votes
873
1,622 eligible divisions
128
43.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
478
54.8 % of votes cast
166
56.5 % of votes cast
No votes
395
45.2 % of votes cast
8
2.7 % 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

56
-11.8 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 650
Appearances
10
-57.8 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 650
63
-57.4 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Contributions
21
-99.4 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,390
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£179,390
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
3
2 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

Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 152 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Energy
13 of 17 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
No
Opposition Day: Winter Fuel Payment 19 Mar 2025
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to Disagree with Lords Amendment 8 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 3 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 1 19 Mar 2025
Tax
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: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
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