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Richard Burgon vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 784 shared comparable votes.

772 same votes 12 different votes 784 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
34 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
34 Aye 88 No
41 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
41 Aye 50 No
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
29 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
60 Aye 23 No
Tax 99% aligned 83 shared votes
61 Aye 22 No
34 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
34 Aye 88 No

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

Voting record

80.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 205 of 647
Participation
54.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 608 of 647
1,857
2,315 eligible divisions
Total votes
873
1,597 eligible divisions
1,025
55.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
478
54.8 % of votes cast
832
44.8 % of votes cast
No votes
395
45.2 % of votes cast
40
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

62
0.0 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 647
Appearances
10
-52.0 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 647
68
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 647
Contributions
21
-90.3 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
4
2 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
70 of 75 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 152 votes
Defence
54 of 59 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 10 11 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
No
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
Aye
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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