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Colum Eastwood vs John McDonnell

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

Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle
vs
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John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and John McDonnell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 785 shared comparable votes.

769 same votes 16 different votes 785 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
36 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
36 Aye 91 No
32 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 86 shared votes
32 Aye 54 No
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 88% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
62 Aye 25 No
Tax 93% aligned 87 shared votes
66 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
31 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
36 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
36 Aye 91 No

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

Voting record

53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 222 of 649
882
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
485
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
397
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
850
45.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
Appearances
115
+37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#2
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Data (Use and Access) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 7 May 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Winter Fuel Payment 19 Mar 2025
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to Disagree with Lords Amendment 8 19 Mar 2025
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 19 Mar 2025
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 3 19 Mar 2025
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 19 Mar 2025
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 1 19 Mar 2025
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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