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Colum Eastwood vs Pat McFadden

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 Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Pat McFadden voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 673 shared comparable votes.

652 same votes 21 different votes 673 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 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
34 Aye 76 No
41 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 82 shared votes
41 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 15 No
Benefits 79% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 3 No
Education 80% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
53 Aye 16 No
Tax 99% aligned 69 shared votes
52 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

54.4 %
19 % below average
Rank 608 of 647
Participation
65.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 509 of 647
873
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,526
2,323 eligible divisions
478
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
882
57.8 % of votes cast
395
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
644
42.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

10
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 647
Appearances
38
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 647
21
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 647
Contributions
298
+184.4 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
184 of 211 votes
Migration
128 of 152 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
#4
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Benefits
64 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 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
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
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 (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 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 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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