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Elaine Stewart vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Elaine Stewart and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 97 shared comparable votes.

79 same votes 18 different votes 97 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
2 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Defence 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 45% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 10 No
Tax 84% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 90% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

60.6 %
12 % below average
Rank 570 of 650
Participation
53.6 %
19 % below average
Rank 614 of 650
341
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
874
1,631 eligible divisions
151
44.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
479
54.8 % of votes cast
190
55.7 % of votes cast
No votes
395
45.2 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

17
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
Appearances
10
-60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 650
26
-99.5 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 650
Contributions
21
-104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£207,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£207,074
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Energy
16 of 20 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Housing
24 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 152 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Defence
25 of 33 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
Tax
81 of 111 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
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
Aye
Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieu 10 Jun 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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