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Matt Bishop vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 109 shared comparable votes.

89 same votes 20 different votes 109 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 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 3 No
Defence 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 42% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 5 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
21 Aye 8 No
Tax 83% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

54.8 %
18 % below average
Rank 606 of 650
Participation
53.8 %
19 % below average
Rank 613 of 650
306
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
874
1,626 eligible divisions
142
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
479
54.8 % of votes cast
164
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
395
45.2 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

32
-38.1 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 650
Appearances
10
-60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 650
42
-82.5 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Contributions
21
-103.5 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£157,583
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
4 of 5 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Energy
13 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 152 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Tax
77 of 108 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
Defence
21 of 33 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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