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Colum Eastwood vs Blake Stephenson

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

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Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle
vs
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Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 147 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 138 different votes 147 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
3 Aye 6 No
Education 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
17 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 4% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 8 No
Tax 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 8 No
Tax 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 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
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
885
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
487
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
398
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

21
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 649
Appearances
84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
32
-111.5 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 649
Contributions
164
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 174 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45% above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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

Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 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
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
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sept 2024
Aye
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