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Colum Eastwood vs Samantha Dixon

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 Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

319 same votes 26 different votes 345 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
10 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 3 No
Trade 100% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 6 No
Benefits 53% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 82% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 88% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 4 No
Education 91% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

53.5%
19% below average
Rank 613 of 650
Participation
73.0%
1% above average
Rank 354 of 650
903
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
751
1,029 eligible divisions
498
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
368
49.0% of votes cast
405
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
383
51.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
3 years, 10 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

32
-59.0 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 650
Appearances
77
-14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
82
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
Contributions
289
+130.5 vs Commons average
Rank 82 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
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45% above average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
59 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
12 of 12 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 70 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
53 of 64 votes
#4
Migration
83 of 97 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Energy
27 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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 Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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