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Dan Tomlinson vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Dan Tomlinson
Dan Tomlinson
Lab Chipping Barnet
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Dan Tomlinson and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 122 shared comparable votes.

96 same votes 26 different votes 122 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
3 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 46% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Education 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
21 Aye 7 No
Tax 82% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

61.6 %
11 % below average
Rank 563 of 650
Participation
53.6 %
19 % below average
Rank 614 of 650
347
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
874
1,631 eligible divisions
170
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
479
54.8 % of votes cast
177
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
395
45.2 % of votes cast
5
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

73
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
Appearances
10
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 650
458
+332.2 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 650
Contributions
21
-104.8 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£225,538
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£225,538
same as average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Transport
25 of 29 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Housing
25 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 152 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Defence
25 of 33 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
Education
37 of 49 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
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 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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