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Colum Eastwood vs Helen Grant

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
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Helen Grant
Con Maidstone and Malling

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Helen Grant voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 638 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 608 different votes 638 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
6 Aye 6 No
Education 17% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 15 No
Benefits 7% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
54 Aye 20 No
Tax 7% aligned 74 shared votes
15 Aye 59 No
10 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 6% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 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
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 340 of 649
885
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,751
2,376 eligible divisions
487
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
826
47.2% of votes cast
398
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
925
52.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

22
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
Appearances
17
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 649
33
-112.9 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 649
Contributions
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 581 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
£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45% above average
Latest expenses
£276,159
22% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 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
204 of 211 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#2
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
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
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
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Winter Fuel Payment 19 Mar 2025
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to Disagree with Lords Amendment 8 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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