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Colum Eastwood vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Ed Davey voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 579 shared comparable votes.

530 same votes 49 different votes 579 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
33 Aye 61 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
33 Aye 61 No
24 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 5 No
Education 50% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
42 Aye 16 No
Tax 78% aligned 58 shared votes
45 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 5 No
Defence 81% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 14 No
Transport 83% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

53.4%
19% below average
Rank 612 of 649
Participation
60.1%
12% below average
Rank 573 of 649
884
1,654 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,273
2,117 eligible divisions
486
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
714
56.1% of votes cast
398
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
559
43.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

19
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 649
Appearances
65
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
30
-110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 649
Contributions
107
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 305 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45% above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
No
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Aye
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sept 2025
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API