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Colum Eastwood vs Ms Diane Abbott

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
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Ms Diane Abbott
Lab Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 636 shared comparable votes.

622 same votes 14 different votes 636 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
34 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
34 Aye 71 No
34 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 85 shared votes
34 Aye 51 No
21 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 79% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
49 Aye 21 No
Tax 91% aligned 70 shared votes
53 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
34 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
34 Aye 71 No
34 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 85 shared votes
34 Aye 51 No

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

Voting record

53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
Participation
64.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 526 of 649
882
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,521
2,361 eligible divisions
485
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
55.9 % of votes cast
397
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
671
44.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
31
2.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
39 years, 2 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
Appearances
20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650
Contributions
27
-111.3 vs Commons average
Rank 577 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
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#2
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
129 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Housing
49 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieu 10 Jun 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Aye
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to Disagree with Lords Amendment 8 19 Mar 2025
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 19 Mar 2025
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 3 19 Mar 2025
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 19 Mar 2025
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 1 19 Mar 2025
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
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