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Member of Parliament

Colum Eastwood

SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party Foyle ID 4846
Parliamentary Parliamentary

Colum has voted in 53.7 % of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Colum has voted against the party's recorded majority 1 time.

A non-vote is not necessarily an absence — it may reflect ministerial duty, pairing, illness, or acting as a teller.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 882 of 1,643 eligible divisions (53.7 %). Commons average: 72.7 %.

882

Total votes

485

Aye

397

No

1

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 485 / Noes 397

Divisions

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Division Vote
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
Education
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026
Trade
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) No
Privilege Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion
Foreign Affairs
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)
Benefits
Aye

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Foreign Affairs 48/50 (96 %)
Migration 128/154 (83 %)
Brexit / EU 52/63 (83 %)
Work / Employment 55/67 (82 %)
Cost of Living 8/10 (80 %)

Lowest topic participation

Devolution / Local Government 11/55 (20 %)
Environment / Climate 10/44 (23 %)
Education 16/69 (23 %)
Energy 20/48 (42 %)
Tax 97/228 (43 %)
Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Colum Eastwood voted in?

Colum Eastwood has recorded votes in 882 of 1,643 eligible Commons divisions (53.7 % participation rate). The Commons average is 72.7 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Colum Eastwood voted against their party?

Colum Eastwood has voted against the party majority 1 times in the imported division data. Source