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Gareth Thomas vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West
vs
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Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 676 shared comparable votes.

652 same votes 24 different votes 676 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
34 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
34 Aye 77 No
22 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 17 No
Benefits 78% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
64 Aye 20 No
Tax 93% aligned 84 shared votes
60 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
35 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 76 shared votes
34 Aye 42 No
34 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
34 Aye 77 No

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

Voting record

66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
Participation
53.4%
19% below average
Rank 612 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
885
1,658 eligible divisions
897
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
487
55.0% of votes cast
684
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
398
45.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

43
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649
Appearances
22
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
48
-97.9 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
Contributions
33
-112.9 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
14
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
180 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Trade
67 of 91 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
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sept 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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) 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 (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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