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Chris Elmore vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
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Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 780 shared comparable votes.

746 same votes 34 different votes 780 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
22 Aye 18 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 17 No
Benefits 79% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
58 Aye 23 No
Tax 93% aligned 81 shared votes
54 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 237 of 649
Participation
53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
1,810
2,310 eligible divisions
Total votes
882
1,643 eligible divisions
995
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
485
55.0 % of votes cast
815
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
397
45.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
10 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

38
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650
Appearances
17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
226
+87.7 vs Commons average
Rank 103 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

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
3
1 registered category
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

Housing
58 of 61 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 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
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
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
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
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