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Colum Eastwood vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 604 shared comparable votes.

587 same votes 17 different votes 604 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 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
28 Aye 78 No
28 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 70 shared votes
28 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 16 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 20 No
Tax 91% aligned 69 shared votes
53 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 95% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
27 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 98% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
28 Aye 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
28 Aye 78 No
28 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 70 shared votes
28 Aye 42 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
62.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 647
873
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,446
2,323 eligible divisions
478
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
808
55.9 % of votes cast
395
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
638
44.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

10
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 647
Appearances
63
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 647
21
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 647
Contributions
93
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 264 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
167 of 211 votes
Migration
128 of 152 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 169 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
51 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Data Use and Access Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 49D 22 May 2025
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to Disagree with Lords Amendment 8 19 Mar 2025
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 19 Mar 2025
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 3 19 Mar 2025
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 19 Mar 2025
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 1 19 Mar 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sep 2024
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
No
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory 28 Jan 2026
No
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