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Ed Miliband vs Colum Eastwood

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 580 shared comparable votes.

564 same votes 16 different votes 580 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
22 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
22 Aye 86 No
23 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 63 shared votes
23 Aye 40 No
17 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 15 No
Benefits 74% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
43 Aye 14 No
Tax 98% aligned 57 shared votes
44 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
22 Aye 86 No
23 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 63 shared votes
23 Aye 40 No

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

Voting record

55.1 %
18 % below average
Rank 606 of 649
Participation
53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
1,300
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
882
1,643 eligible divisions
720
55.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
485
55.0 % of votes cast
580
44.6 % of votes cast
No votes
397
45.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
Appearances
17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
442
+303.7 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Trade
60 of 91 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 10 11 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
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
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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