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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
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)
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F
Crime / Justice
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
Education
No
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B
Benefits
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38
Education
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
Benefits
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
Benefits
Aye
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
Defence
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
Defence
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
Defence
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part
Tax
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25
Tax
No

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