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Colum Eastwood vs Kirsty Blackman

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle
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Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 573 shared comparable votes.

564 same votes 9 different votes 573 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 60 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
34 Aye 60 No
22 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 2 No
Energy 75% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
49 Aye 14 No
Tax 92% aligned 63 shared votes
46 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 8 No
Defence 96% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
34 Aye 60 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
34 Aye 60 No

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

Voting record

54.8 %
18 % below average
Rank 609 of 648
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
873
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
478
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
395
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

10
-50.4 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 648
Appearances
89
+28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 648
21
-87.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 648
Contributions
208
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
200 of 211 votes
Migration
128 of 152 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 8 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 14: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (period for which levy has effect) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 13: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (relief for investment expenditure) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 12: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (increase in rate) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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