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Matt Rodda vs Colum Eastwood

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

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Matt Rodda
Lab Reading Central
vs
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Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Matt Rodda and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 807 shared comparable votes.

769 same votes 38 different votes 807 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
29 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 17 No
Benefits 79% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 82% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 4 No
Education 88% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
65 Aye 27 No
Tax 92% aligned 92 shared votes
62 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 163 of 649
Participation
53.4%
19% below average
Rank 612 of 649
1,734
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
885
1,658 eligible divisions
943
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
487
55.0% of votes cast
791
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
398
45.0% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

78
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
Appearances
22
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 649
Contributions
33
-112.9 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,641,237
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£254,181
12% above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Defence
68 of 71 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Housing
52 of 55 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Education
70 of 76 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 73 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No rebel
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sept 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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