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Colum Eastwood vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 667 shared comparable votes.

644 same votes 23 different votes 667 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
34 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
34 Aye 77 No
22 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 16 No
Benefits 78% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
60 Aye 24 No
Tax 93% aligned 84 shared votes
64 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
34 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 76 shared votes
35 Aye 41 No
34 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
34 Aye 77 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
66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 647
873
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,535
2,323 eligible divisions
478
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
880
57.3 % of votes cast
395
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
655
42.7 % 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
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 405 of 647
21
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 647
Contributions
109
-4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 212 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Migration
128 of 152 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Defence
47 of 59 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 88 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 91 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 Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
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