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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 96% of the time, based on 590 shared comparable votes.

564 same votes 26 different votes 590 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
27 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 15 No
Trade 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 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
24 Aye 59 No
Migration 100% aligned 83 shared votes
24 Aye 59 No

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

Voting record

53.6%
18% below average
Rank 599 of 649
Participation
62.1%
10% below average
Rank 542 of 649
884
1,650 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,470
2,368 eligible divisions
486
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
861
58.6% of votes cast
398
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
609
41.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

18
-62.0 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 649
Appearances
50
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 649
29
-110.4 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 649
Contributions
428
+288.6 vs Commons average
Rank 28 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
£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
48 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 91 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
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
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