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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 97% of the time, based on 580 shared comparable votes.

560 same votes 20 different votes 580 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
7 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 6 No
Education 83% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 85% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 93% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 30 shared votes
12 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

54.4 %
19 % below average
Rank 608 of 647
Participation
58.3 %
15 % below average
Rank 589 of 647
873
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,355
2,323 eligible divisions
478
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
785
57.9 % of votes cast
395
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
570
42.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

10
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 647
Appearances
44
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 647
21
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 647
Contributions
25
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 647

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
3
3 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 152 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
31 of 45 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 10 11 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
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
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: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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