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Emma Lewell vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 701 shared comparable votes.

669 same votes 32 different votes 701 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
16 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 18 shared votes
16 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 1 No
Education 83% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 88% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
60 Aye 21 No
Tax 93% aligned 81 shared votes
56 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 18 No
Benefits 94% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

71.2 %
2 % below average
Rank 403 of 649
Participation
53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
1,680
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
882
1,643 eligible divisions
935
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
485
55.0 % of votes cast
745
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
397
45.0 % of votes cast
34
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 3 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
Appearances
17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
76
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 401 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

£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
5
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
64 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Trade
77 of 91 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Education
78 of 96 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 rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 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
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
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
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
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