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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 219 shared comparable votes.

196 same votes 23 different votes 219 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
20 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 30 shared votes
20 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

53.4%
19% below average
Rank 611 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
885
1,656 eligible divisions
Total votes
500
776 eligible divisions
487
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.2% of votes cast
398
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
264
52.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 11 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

20
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 649
Appearances
100
+18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
31
-111.2 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 649
Contributions
408
+265.8 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
2
2 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
13 of 14 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 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
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
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