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Dame Meg Hillier vs Sorcha Eastwood

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

Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch
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Photograph of Sorcha Eastwood
Sorcha Eastwood
APNI Lagan Valley

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Sorcha Eastwood voted the same way 26% of the time, based on 58 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 43 different votes 58 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
1 Aye 3 No
Housing 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Education 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 9 No
Tax 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 9 No
Tax 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Education 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 3 No
Housing 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 353 of 649
Participation
10.8 %
62 % below average
Rank 641 of 649
1,731
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
62
575 eligible divisions
983
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
40
64.5 % of votes cast
748
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
22
35.5 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

111
+33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 649
Appearances
47
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
150
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
Contributions
62
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£177,849
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£177,849
21 % below average
10
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
190 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
9 of 30 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
2 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
NHS / Health
2 of 11 votes
Benefits
66 of 81 votes
#5
Defence
5 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 45 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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