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Colum Eastwood vs Dan Carden

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 Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Dan Carden voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 636 shared comparable votes.

609 same votes 27 different votes 636 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
27 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 76 shared votes
27 Aye 49 No
22 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 15 No
Benefits 81% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 2 No
Education 89% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
61 Aye 25 No
Tax 93% aligned 86 shared votes
65 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 63 No
Migration 98% aligned 83 shared votes
18 Aye 65 No

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

Voting record

53.6%
18% below average
Rank 599 of 649
Participation
68.9%
3% below average
Rank 443 of 649
884
1,650 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,455
2,113 eligible divisions
486
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
807
55.5% of votes cast
398
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
648
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

18
-62.0 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 649
Appearances
22
-58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 649
29
-110.4 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 649
Contributions
31
-108.4 vs Commons average
Rank 567 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
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45% above average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
19
5 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
62 of 69 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
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
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
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
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