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Colum Eastwood vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 707 shared comparable votes.

673 same votes 34 different votes 707 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
28 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 70% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 15 No
Benefits 75% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 6 No
Education 87% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
59 Aye 24 No
Tax 93% aligned 83 shared votes
63 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 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
70.6%
1% below average
Rank 409 of 649
884
1,650 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,672
2,368 eligible divisions
486
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
906
54.2% of votes cast
398
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
766
45.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
15 years, 7 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

18
-62.0 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 649
Appearances
68
-12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 649
29
-110.4 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 649
Contributions
83
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 383 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45% above average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
63 of 69 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sept 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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