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David Smith vs Colum Eastwood

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

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David Smith
Lab North Northumberland
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

David Smith and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 158 shared comparable votes.

128 same votes 30 different votes 158 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
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 1 No
Defence 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 42% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 5 No
Migration 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 10 No
Tax 81% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

69.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 436 of 649
Participation
53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
401
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
882
1,643 eligible divisions
201
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
485
55.0 % of votes cast
200
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
397
45.0 % of votes cast
14
3.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
Appearances
17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£182,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 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
Where they voted the same
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
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