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Colum Eastwood vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Alberto Costa voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 742 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 717 different votes 742 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
7 Aye 5 No
Education 17% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 7% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
53 Aye 27 No
Tax 6% aligned 80 shared votes
22 Aye 58 No
16 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
35 Aye 76 No
Migration 3% aligned 111 shared votes
73 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 90 shared votes
50 Aye 40 No
30 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 48 shared votes
18 Aye 30 No
9 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 17 No
Transport 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

54.8 %
18 % below average
Rank 609 of 648
Participation
81.4 %
8 % above average
Rank 182 of 648
873
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,882
2,312 eligible divisions
478
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
886
47.1 % of votes cast
395
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
996
52.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

10
-50.4 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 648
Appearances
14
-46.4 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 648
21
-87.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 648
Contributions
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
27
7 registered categories
0
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

Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Migration
128 of 152 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
#4
Energy
61 of 67 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
No
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
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
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
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieu 10 Jun 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Winter Fuel Payment 19 Mar 2025
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to Disagree with Lords Amendment 8 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 3 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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