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Colum Eastwood vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 651 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 629 different votes 651 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
6 Aye 5 No
Education 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 4% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
30 Aye 59 No
Migration 3% aligned 89 shared votes
56 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
16 Aye 50 No
29 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 44 shared votes
15 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 16 No
Benefits 0% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

54.8 %
18 % below average
Rank 609 of 648
Participation
72.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 372 of 648
873
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,680
2,312 eligible divisions
478
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
767
45.7 % of votes cast
395
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
913
54.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

10
-50.4 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 648
Appearances
64
+3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 648
21
-87.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 648
Contributions
87
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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
202 of 211 votes
Migration
128 of 152 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
No
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
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
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
No
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sep 2024
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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