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Mark Garnier vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
vs
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Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 763 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 738 different votes 763 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
5 Aye 8 No
Education 23% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 19 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 6% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
86 Aye 35 No
Migration 2% aligned 121 shared votes
32 Aye 89 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 81 shared votes
37 Aye 44 No
20 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
51 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 17 No
Trade 0% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

83.5%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 649
Participation
53.4%
19% below average
Rank 612 of 649
1,985
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
885
1,658 eligible divisions
970
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
487
55.0% of votes cast
1,015
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
398
45.0% of votes cast
25
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

74
-8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 649
Appearances
21
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 649
121
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
Contributions
32
-111.5 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15% above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45% above average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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
210 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Migration
152 of 171 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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
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 Sept 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sept 2024
Aye
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