Voting summaries
MPs have many roles, but one of the most important is that they make decisions. These decisions shape the laws that govern us, and can affect every aspect of how we live our lives.
One of the ways MPs make decisions is by voting.
On TheyWorkForYou, we create voting summaries that group a set of decisions together, show how an MP has generally voted on a set of related votes, and if they differ from their party.
You can read more about our process , the kinds of votes we include , how we compare MPs to parties , and why we think this is important .
Below are summaries of how Colum Eastwood has voted on key issues, grouped by policy area (randomly ordered).
This page shows relevant votes while Colum Eastwood has been in Parliament, you can also view a summary just for the current Parliament .
Colum Eastwood’s voting in Parliament
Colum Eastwood is a Social Democratic And Labour Party MP, and on the vast majority of issues follow instructions from their party and vote the same way as other Social Democratic And Labour Party MPs.
Where MPs differ is either because they have made a decision not to follow the party whip (rebelling), or where they have differed from the majority of their colleagues in a free vote.
Colum Eastwood sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:
In the last year, Colum Eastwood has an alignment score of 100% with other MPs of their party (over 323 votes). Find out more .
How Colum Eastwood voted on Environmental Issues #
For votes held while they were in office:
Generally voted for measures to prevent climate change Show votes
8 votes for, 8 absences, between 2020 and 2025. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs almost always voted for.
Generally voted for financial incentives for low carbon emission electricity generation methods Show votes
1 vote for, 1 absence, in 2025. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs generally voted for.
Voted for greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas Show votes
1 vote for, in 2022. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs voted for.
Generally voted against the preservation of environmental protections after withdrawal from the EU Show votes
1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2021 and 2023. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs voted a mixture of for and against (alignment score: 50%).
Generally voted for improving biodiversity Show votes
1 vote for, 6 absences, in 2021. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs generally voted for.
Generally voted for improving air quality Show votes
2 votes for, 3 absences, in 2021. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs generally voted for.
Generally voted for improving environmental water quality Show votes
2 votes for, 3 absences, between 2021 and 2024. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs generally voted for.
Consistently voted for increasing windfall tax on oil and gas companies Show votes
3 votes for, 1 absence, between 2024 and 2025. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs no data available.
Voted a mixture of for and against (alignment score: 50%) measures to encourage purchase and use of electric vehicles Show votes
1 vote against, 1 agreement, 2 absences, between 2021 and 2025. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs tended to vote for (alignment score: 67%).
Last updated: 2 Ebrill 2025.
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How Colum Eastwood voted on Taxation and Employment #
For votes held while they were in office:
Consistently voted for raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax Show votes
4 votes for, in 2021. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs consistently voted for.
Voted for higher taxes on alcoholic drinks Show votes
1 vote for, in 2024. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs no data available.
Consistently voted against more restrictive regulation of trade union activity Show votes
7 votes against, 1 absence, between 2022 and 2023. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs generally voted against.
Consistently voted for higher taxes on banks Show votes
3 votes for, 1 absence, between 2021 and 2022. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs consistently voted for.
Consistently voted against higher taxes specifically to fund health and social care Show votes
4 votes against, between 2021 and 2022. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs consistently voted against.
Consistently voted for increasing windfall tax on oil and gas companies Show votes
3 votes for, 1 absence, between 2024 and 2025. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs no data available.
Consistently voted for increasing stamp duty Show votes
2 votes for, in 2024. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs no data available.
Generally voted for increasing capital gains tax Show votes
3 votes for, 2 absences, between 2024 and 2025. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs no data available.
Generally voted for charging VAT on private school fees Show votes
2 votes for, 1 absence, between 2024 and 2025. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs no data available.
Last updated: 25 Mawrth 2025.
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How Colum Eastwood voted on Welfare, Benefits and Pensions #
For votes held while they were in office:
Generally voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes
1 vote for, 2 absences, between 2021 and 2022. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs generally voted for.
Consistently voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes
1 vote against, between 2021 and 2022. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs consistently voted against.
Generally voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes
1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2022. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs generally voted against.
Generally voted against increasing the state pension age Show votes
2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2021 and 2022. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs generally voted against.
Voted against means-testing/removing universality on winter fuel payments for pensioners Show votes
1 vote against, in 2024. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs voted against.
Generally voted against reducing the health top-up for new universal credit claims, while increasing the rate of UC standard allowance . Show votes
2 votes against, 1 absence, in 2025. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs generally voted against.
Last updated: 9 Gorffennaf 2025.
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For votes held while they were in office:
Voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes
1 vote for, in 2024. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs voted for.
Voted for a lower voting age Show votes
1 vote for, in 2022. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs voted for.
Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes
1 vote for, in 2024. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs voted for.
Tended to vote against (alignment score: 33%) an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes
1 vote for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, in 2020. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs generally voted against.
Generally voted for more powers for local councils Show votes
1 vote for, 1 absence, between 2021 and 2024. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs generally voted for.
Generally voted for fixed periods between parliamentary elections Show votes
2 votes for, 1 absence, in 2021. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs generally voted for.
Consistently voted for transferring more powers to the Senedd/Welsh Parliament Show votes
2 votes for, between 2020 and 2022. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs generally voted for.
Consistently voted for transferring more powers to the Scottish Parliament Show votes
4 votes for, 1 absence, between 2020 and 2024. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs generally voted for.
Tended to vote for (alignment score: 67%) more powers for the devolved administration in Northern Ireland Show votes
2 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2020 and 2022. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs voted a mixture of for and against (alignment score: 50%).
Generally voted against photographic voter identification at polling stations Show votes
1 vote against, 3 absences, between 2021 and 2022. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs generally voted against.
Generally voted for approving reports and recommendations made by the Standards Committee Show votes
1 vote for, 2 agreements, 2 absences, between 2021 and 2023. Comparable Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs generally voted for.
Last updated: 12 Tachwedd 2024.
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As a result of COVID-19, some MPs were less able to vote in Parliament in certain periods, and this will be reflected by absences in their voting record.
11th May to 2nd June 2020
All MPs could vote remotely through an online voting tool. Votes cast remotely are shown as normal on the TheyWorkForYou voting record.
2nd to 9th June 2020
The option of online voting was removed, and a number of MPs may have been unable to vote because they were not physically able to attend.
10th June 2020 onwards
The requirements on proxy voting were relaxed, allowing MPs to designate another MP to cast a vote on their behalf.
If an MP votes by proxy, it is effectively exactly the same as if they cast the vote in person and it shows up on their TheyWorkForYou voting record.
MPs are not required to designate a proxy, and may instead pair with an opposing MP to miss a vote. Parliament does not record when two MPs have come to a pairing arrangement, so on TheyWorkForYou, they will both appear to have been absent for the vote.
See more detail on votes during the COVID-19 period here.
