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Colum Eastwood vs Dan Tomlinson

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

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Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle
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Dan Tomlinson
Lab Chipping Barnet

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Dan Tomlinson voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 133 shared comparable votes.

106 same votes 27 different votes 133 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
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 6 No
Benefits 46% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 2 No
Education 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 12 No
Tax 82% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

53.4%
19% below average
Rank 612 of 649
Participation
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 562 of 649
885
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
364
590 eligible divisions
487
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
179
49.2% of votes cast
398
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
185
50.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

21
-60.8 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 649
Appearances
83
+1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 649
32
-110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 649
Contributions
477
+334.5 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£225,538
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45% above average
Latest expenses
£225,538
same as average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#1
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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