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Colum Eastwood vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Olivia Blake voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 727 shared comparable votes.

705 same votes 22 different votes 727 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
36 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
36 Aye 79 No
31 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 80 shared votes
31 Aye 49 No
29 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 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
Most different by topic
11 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 6 No
Education 87% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
53 Aye 29 No
Tax 93% aligned 82 shared votes
57 Aye 25 No
32 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

53.6%
19% below average
Rank 612 of 649
Participation
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 322 of 649
884
1,650 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,231
1,650 eligible divisions
486
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
646
52.5% of votes cast
398
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
585
47.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

18
-62.0 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 649
Appearances
38
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 649
29
-110.4 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 649
Contributions
43
-96.4 vs Commons average
Rank 528 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
1
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
Education
66 of 69 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Transport
53 of 64 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 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 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Data Use and Access Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 49D 22 May 2025
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Winter Fuel Payment 19 Mar 2025
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to Disagree with Lords Amendment 8 19 Mar 2025
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
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