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Daniel Zeichner vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Daniel Zeichner
Daniel Zeichner
Lab Cambridge
vs
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Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Daniel Zeichner and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 770 shared comparable votes.

742 same votes 28 different votes 770 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
33 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
33 Aye 87 No
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 16 No
Benefits 77% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 4 No
Education 93% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
67 Aye 24 No
Tax 93% aligned 91 shared votes
63 Aye 28 No
32 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

79.8%
7% above average
Rank 200 of 649
Participation
53.4%
19% below average
Rank 612 of 649
1,897
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
885
1,658 eligible divisions
1,058
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
487
55.0% of votes cast
839
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
398
45.0% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649
Appearances
22
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
57
-88.9 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 649
Contributions
33
-112.9 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,007,954
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£266,524
18% above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
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
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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