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Colum Eastwood vs Aphra Brandreth

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 Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 143 shared comparable votes.

16 same votes 127 different votes 143 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
2 Aye 3 No
Education 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 11 No
Tax 24% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
24 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 3% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

53.4%
19% below average
Rank 612 of 649
Participation
64.9%
8% below average
Rank 520 of 649
885
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
383
590 eligible divisions
487
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
181
47.3% of votes cast
398
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
202
52.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.9% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

20
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 649
Appearances
82
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
31
-111.3 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 649
Contributions
92
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45% above average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 34 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Tax
79 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sept 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API