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Colum Eastwood vs Catherine West

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 Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Catherine West voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 716 shared comparable votes.

686 same votes 30 different votes 716 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
21 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 16 No
Benefits 79% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 82% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 6 No
Education 86% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
41 Aye 26 No
Tax 91% aligned 67 shared votes
45 Aye 22 No
32 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

53.5%
19% below average
Rank 612 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
903
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,775
2,405 eligible divisions
498
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
958
54.0% of votes cast
405
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
817
46.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

32
-56.8 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 650
Appearances
52
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
82
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650
Contributions
63
-91.6 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45% above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
59 of 63 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 70 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
53 of 64 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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