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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Colum Eastwood

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 741 shared comparable votes.

709 same votes 32 different votes 741 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
29 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 15 No
Benefits 78% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 82% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 4 No
Education 92% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
56 Aye 25 No
Tax 93% aligned 81 shared votes
52 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 647
Participation
54.4 %
19 % below average
Rank 608 of 647
1,765
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
873
1,605 eligible divisions
989
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
478
54.8 % of votes cast
776
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
395
45.2 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

76
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 647
Appearances
10
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 647
103
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 647
Contributions
21
-92.8 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 152 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 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
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory 28 Jan 2026
No
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