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Debbie Abrahams vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Debbie Abrahams and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 705 shared comparable votes.

671 same votes 34 different votes 705 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
28 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 70% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 16 No
Benefits 75% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 4 No
Education 87% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
63 Aye 20 No
Tax 93% aligned 83 shared votes
59 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 649
Participation
53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
1,666
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
882
1,643 eligible divisions
905
54.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
485
55.0 % of votes cast
761
45.7 % of votes cast
No votes
397
45.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
15 years, 7 months
Since 13 Jan 2011
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 368 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

£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£290,169
28 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Transport
78 of 95 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: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
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
Aye
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
Aye
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