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Colum Eastwood vs Steve Reed

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 Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Steve Reed voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 604 shared comparable votes.

576 same votes 28 different votes 604 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
24 Aye 59 No
Migration 100% aligned 83 shared votes
24 Aye 59 No
30 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 15 No
Trade 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 15 No
Benefits 77% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 14 shared votes
2 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 5 No
Education 92% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
59 Aye 25 No
Tax 93% aligned 84 shared votes
63 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 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 612 of 650
Participation
62.2%
10% below average
Rank 553 of 650
903
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,495
2,405 eligible divisions
498
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
869
58.1% of votes cast
405
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
626
41.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

32
-56.8 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 650
Appearances
46
-42.8 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
82
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650
Contributions
410
+255.4 vs Commons average
Rank 41 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
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45% above average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30% above average
2
2 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
59 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 70 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
53 of 64 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 94 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 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: 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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