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Colum Eastwood vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Colum Eastwood and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 181 shared comparable votes.

156 same votes 25 different votes 181 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
17 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 0 No
Trade 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 5 No
Benefits 42% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 67% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 6 No
Education 75% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

53.5%
19% below average
Rank 613 of 650
Participation
82.9%
11% above average
Rank 136 of 650
903
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
620 eligible divisions
498
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
48.8% of votes cast
405
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
263
51.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
Appearances
7
-85.9 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
87
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Contributions
7
-154.6 vs Commons average
Rank 627 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£327,867
45% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
59 of 63 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 70 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
53 of 64 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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