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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 578 shared comparable votes.

569 same votes 9 different votes 578 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
16 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 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
26 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 43 shared votes
24 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

53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
Participation
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
882
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
485
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
397
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
569
43.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650
Contributions
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 121 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
48 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 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
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
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
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