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Colum Eastwood vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Michael Shanks voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 210 shared comparable votes.

188 same votes 22 different votes 210 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
5 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 36% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 14 No
Tax 85% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

54.1 %
19 % below average
Rank 610 of 647
Participation
64.2 %
9 % below average
Rank 528 of 647
873
1,615 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
735 eligible divisions
478
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
227
48.1 % of votes cast
395
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
245
51.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

10
-56.2 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 650
Appearances
77
+10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
21
-96.8 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Contributions
323
+205.2 vs Commons average
Rank 37 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
Trade
10 of 11 votes
Migration
128 of 152 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Defence
23 of 27 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
No
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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
No
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory 28 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
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