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Colum Eastwood vs Mr David Lammy

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 Mr David Lammy
Mr David Lammy
Lab Tottenham

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Mr David Lammy voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 485 shared comparable votes.

474 same votes 11 different votes 485 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
27 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 68 shared votes
27 Aye 41 No
26 Aye 31 No
Migration 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
39 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
39 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 94% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
27 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 68 shared votes
27 Aye 41 No
26 Aye 31 No
Migration 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
39 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
39 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

54.8 %
18 % below average
Rank 609 of 648
Participation
49.6 %
24 % below average
Rank 623 of 648
873
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,146
2,312 eligible divisions
478
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
691
60.3 % of votes cast
395
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
455
39.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
25 years, 11 months
Since 22 Jun 2000

Debates

10
-50.4 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 648
Appearances
62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 648
21
-87.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 648
Contributions
818
+709.1 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,880
19 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
186 of 211 votes
Migration
128 of 152 votes
#2
Trade
58 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Defence
37 of 59 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
NHS / Health
32 of 56 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 Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 10 11 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sep 2024
No
Aye
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
No
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
No
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] Committee: Amendment 1 26 Oct 2022
Aye
No
European Union (Future Relationship) Bill: Third Reading 30 Dec 2020
Aye
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 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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