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Colum Eastwood vs Ian Byrne

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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Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Ian Byrne voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 740 shared comparable votes.

723 same votes 17 different votes 740 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
35 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
35 Aye 52 No
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 5 No
Education 86% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 87% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
30 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
64 Aye 20 No
Tax 99% aligned 84 shared votes
63 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
Participation
73.0 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
882
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,199
1,643 eligible divisions
485
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
656
54.7 % of votes cast
397
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
543
45.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
25
2.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
Appearances
43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650
Contributions
83
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 379 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
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 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 10 11 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
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