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Lucy Powell vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 658 shared comparable votes.

627 same votes 31 different votes 658 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
20 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 17 No
Benefits 78% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
54 Aye 16 No
Tax 91% aligned 70 shared votes
50 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 4 No
Education 92% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
28 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

65.8 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 648
Participation
54.8 %
18 % below average
Rank 609 of 648
1,522
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
873
1,594 eligible divisions
860
56.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
478
54.8 % of votes cast
662
43.5 % of votes cast
No votes
395
45.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

10
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 648
Appearances
10
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 648
435
+327.1 vs Commons average
Rank 16 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

£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
12
5 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

Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 152 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
Defence
44 of 59 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: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
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
Aye
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
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