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Colum Eastwood vs Chris Murray

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 Chris Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Chris Murray voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 147 shared comparable votes.

122 same votes 25 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
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 6 No
Benefits 46% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 15 No
Tax 81% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 90% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

53.8 %
19 % below average
Rank 613 of 650
Participation
79.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 220 of 650
874
1,626 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
558 eligible divisions
479
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
216
48.9 % of votes cast
395
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
226
51.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

10
-59.8 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 650
Appearances
37
-32.8 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 650
21
-102.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Contributions
45
-78.9 vs Commons average
Rank 506 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
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
128 of 152 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Energy
16 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
Aye
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
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory 28 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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