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Fabian Hamilton vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Fabian Hamilton
Fabian Hamilton
Lab Leeds North East
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Fabian Hamilton and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 639 shared comparable votes.

617 same votes 22 different votes 639 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
26 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
26 Aye 76 No
37 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 71 shared votes
37 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 16 No
Benefits 77% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 87% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
61 Aye 18 No
Tax 92% aligned 79 shared votes
57 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 536 of 648
Participation
54.8 %
18 % below average
Rank 609 of 648
1,469
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
873
1,594 eligible divisions
826
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
478
54.8 % of votes cast
643
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
395
45.2 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

5
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 648
Appearances
10
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 648
5
-102.9 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 648
Contributions
21
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,699,927
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£278,935
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
177 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Transport
65 of 87 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
Housing
49 of 66 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Winter Fuel Payment 19 Mar 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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