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Colum Eastwood vs Derek Twigg

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 Derek Twigg
Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Derek Twigg voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 590 shared comparable votes.

569 same votes 21 different votes 590 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
26 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 6 No
Education 85% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 87% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 93% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 45 No
Migration 97% aligned 69 shared votes
22 Aye 47 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
58.1%
14% below average
Rank 572 of 649
884
1,650 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,375
2,368 eligible divisions
486
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
793
57.7% of votes cast
398
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
582
42.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.8% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

18
-62.0 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 649
Appearances
53
-27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 649
29
-110.4 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 649
Contributions
41
-98.4 vs Commons average
Rank 533 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
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45% above average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
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
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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