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Lee Anderson vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Lee Anderson and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 731 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 703 different votes 731 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 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 23% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 7 No
Education 8% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 59 No
Tax 6% aligned 78 shared votes
54 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 8 No
Transport 4% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
76 Aye 36 No
Migration 0% aligned 112 shared votes
36 Aye 76 No
18 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

75.2%
3% above average
Rank 306 of 649
Participation
53.4%
19% below average
Rank 612 of 649
1,247
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
885
1,658 eligible divisions
626
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
487
55.0% of votes cast
621
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
398
45.0% of votes cast
10
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

57
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Appearances
22
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
80
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
33
-112.7 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£264,074
17% above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Trade
53 of 53 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Migration
134 of 154 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
Aye
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Aye
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
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