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Christian Wakeford vs Colum Eastwood

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

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Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
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Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 59% of the time, based on 752 shared comparable votes.

443 same votes 309 different votes 752 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
6 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
30 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 94% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 3 No
Energy 94% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 19% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 17 No
Benefits 22% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 22% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 24% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 11 No
Trade 35% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 80 of 649
Participation
53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
1,414
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
882
1,643 eligible divisions
680
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
485
55.0 % of votes cast
734
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
397
45.0 % of votes cast
9
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

1
-77.0 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649
Appearances
16
-62.0 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 649
1
-137.4 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 649
Contributions
27
-111.4 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Defence
69 of 70 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 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
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
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
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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