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Helen Hayes vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 765 shared comparable votes.

736 same votes 29 different votes 765 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
40 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 90 shared votes
40 Aye 50 No
28 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 16 No
Benefits 78% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 88% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 4 No
Education 92% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
67 Aye 26 No
Tax 94% aligned 93 shared votes
63 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 648
Participation
54.8 %
18 % below average
Rank 609 of 648
1,838
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
873
1,594 eligible divisions
1,022
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
478
54.8 % of votes cast
816
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
395
45.2 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

73
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 648
Appearances
10
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 648
100
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 233 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

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
2
2 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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 152 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
Transport
77 of 87 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 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
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
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
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