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Catherine West vs Colum Eastwood

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

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Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet
vs
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Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 695 shared comparable votes.

667 same votes 28 different votes 695 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
27 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 17 No
Benefits 79% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 82% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 4 No
Education 86% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
45 Aye 22 No
Tax 91% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
33 Aye 91 No
Migration 98% aligned 124 shared votes
35 Aye 89 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 347 of 649
Participation
53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
882
1,643 eligible divisions
943
54.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
485
55.0 % of votes cast
790
45.6 % of votes cast
No votes
397
45.0 % of votes cast
8
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Appearances
17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
51
-87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 494 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

£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Education
86 of 96 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 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
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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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