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Colum Eastwood vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Hilary Benn voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 777 shared comparable votes.

747 same votes 30 different votes 777 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
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 16 No
Benefits 80% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 6 No
Education 87% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
46 Aye 27 No
Tax 92% aligned 73 shared votes
50 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
34 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

53.5%
19% below average
Rank 612 of 650
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 650
903
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,864
2,405 eligible divisions
498
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,050
56.3% of votes cast
405
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
814
43.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

32
-56.8 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 650
Appearances
66
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
82
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650
Contributions
415
+260.4 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
59 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 70 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
53 of 64 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sept 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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