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Greg Smith vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 806 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 784 different votes 806 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
4 Aye 8 No
Education 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 63 No
Tax 8% aligned 86 shared votes
56 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 19 No
Benefits 6% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 2% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
92 Aye 35 No
Migration 0% aligned 127 shared votes
35 Aye 92 No
52 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 94 shared votes
42 Aye 52 No
18 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 16 No
Trade 0% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 32 of 649
Participation
53.5 %
19 % below average
Rank 613 of 649
1,455
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
877
1,638 eligible divisions
708
48.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
482
55.0 % of votes cast
747
51.3 % of votes cast
No votes
395
45.0 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

195
+119.3 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 649
Appearances
13
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 649
267
+132.5 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
Contributions
24
-110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Migration
149 of 154 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
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
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
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: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 49D 22 May 2025
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Winter Fuel Payment 19 Mar 2025
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to Disagree with Lords Amendment 8 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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