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Colum Eastwood vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Paula Barker voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 754 shared comparable votes.

729 same votes 25 different votes 754 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
26 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
26 Aye 88 No
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 82% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
57 Aye 27 No
Tax 93% aligned 84 shared votes
61 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 5 No
Education 93% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 16 No
Benefits 94% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 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
79.0%
6% above average
Rank 226 of 649
884
1,650 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,304
1,650 eligible divisions
486
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
681
52.2% of votes cast
398
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
623
47.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% 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
76
-4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 649
29
-110.4 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 649
Contributions
80
-59.4 vs Commons average
Rank 395 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
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
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
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
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