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Colum Eastwood vs Matthew Pennycook

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 Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 800 shared comparable votes.

765 same votes 35 different votes 800 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
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 16 No
Benefits 80% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 6 No
Education 86% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
64 Aye 28 No
Tax 93% aligned 92 shared votes
68 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

54.4 %
19 % below average
Rank 608 of 647
Participation
82.4 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 647
873
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,914
2,323 eligible divisions
478
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,067
55.7 % of votes cast
395
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
847
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

10
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 647
Appearances
71
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 647
21
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 647
Contributions
341
+227.4 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Migration
128 of 152 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Sep 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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
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
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