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Sir Keir Starmer vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Sir Keir Starmer and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

313 same votes 8 different votes 321 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
20 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 16 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 80% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 7 No
Tax 97% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 16 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

38.4 %
35 % below average
Rank 633 of 647
Participation
54.4 %
19 % below average
Rank 608 of 647
893
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
873
1,605 eligible divisions
545
61.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
478
54.8 % of votes cast
348
39.0 % of votes cast
No votes
395
45.2 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

44
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 647
Appearances
10
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 647
1,405
+1291.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 647
Contributions
21
-92.8 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£232,065
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Brexit / EU
161 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Trade
51 of 88 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 152 votes
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
Transport
42 of 91 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sep 2024
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
Aye
Aye
European Union (Future Relationship) Bill: Third Reading 30 Dec 2020
No
Aye
European Union (Future Relationship) Bill: Second Reading 30 Dec 2020
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 23 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API