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Colum Eastwood vs Matt Rodda

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 Matt Rodda
Matt Rodda
Lab Reading Central

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Matt Rodda voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 806 shared comparable votes.

768 same votes 38 different votes 806 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
29 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 16 No
Benefits 79% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 82% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 6 No
Education 88% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
62 Aye 30 No
Tax 92% aligned 92 shared votes
65 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

53.6%
18% below average
Rank 599 of 649
Participation
81.7%
10% above average
Rank 165 of 649
884
1,650 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,726
2,113 eligible divisions
486
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
942
54.6% of votes cast
398
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
784
45.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

18
-62.0 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 649
Appearances
78
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 649
29
-110.4 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 649
Contributions
97
-42.4 vs Commons average
Rank 333 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
£1,641,237
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45% above average
Latest expenses
£254,181
12% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 54 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
#4
Education
70 of 76 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
67 of 73 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No rebel
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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