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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 575 shared comparable votes.

527 same votes 48 different votes 575 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
5 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 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

54.1 %
19 % below average
Rank 610 of 647
Participation
60.8 %
12 % below average
Rank 570 of 647
873
1,615 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
2,078 eligible divisions
478
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
709
56.1 % of votes cast
395
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
555
43.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

10
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 649
Appearances
50
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 649
21
-97.1 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 649
Contributions
84
-34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 318 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
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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 152 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 161 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Transport
54 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
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 Sep 2025
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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