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Luke Pollard vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Luke Pollard and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 671 shared comparable votes.

644 same votes 27 different votes 671 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
21 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 16 No
Benefits 77% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 1 No
Education 88% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
49 Aye 19 No
Tax 93% aligned 68 shared votes
46 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
33 Aye 91 No
Migration 98% aligned 124 shared votes
35 Aye 89 No

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

Voting record

70.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 433 of 648
Participation
54.8 %
18 % below average
Rank 609 of 648
1,444
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
873
1,594 eligible divisions
803
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
478
54.8 % of votes cast
641
44.4 % 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
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

54
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 648
Appearances
10
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 648
379
+269.7 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 648
Contributions
21
-88.3 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£309,067
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
2
1 registered category
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

Migration
144 of 161 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 152 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
Trade
69 of 84 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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