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Ed Davey vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 583 shared comparable votes.

532 same votes 51 different votes 583 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
33 Aye 61 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
33 Aye 61 No
24 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 3 No
Education 50% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
46 Aye 14 No
Tax 77% aligned 60 shared votes
44 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 81% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 14 No
Transport 83% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

59.6%
13% below average
Rank 575 of 650
Participation
53.3%
19% below average
Rank 614 of 650
1,288
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
906
1,699 eligible divisions
720
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
500
55.2% of votes cast
568
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
406
44.8% of votes cast
8
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

74
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
Appearances
33
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650
125
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
Contributions
87
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30% above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45% above average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
11
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

Brexit / EU
170 of 189 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
59 of 63 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Migration
113 of 163 votes
#3
Work / Employment
58 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
53 of 64 votes
Crime / Justice
126 of 198 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
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
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API