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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
vs
Photograph of Sorcha Eastwood
Sorcha Eastwood
APNI Lagan Valley

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Sorcha Eastwood voted the same way 29% of the time, based on 63 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 45 different votes 63 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
0 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 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
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
0 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Education 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 346 of 649
Participation
11.4%
61% below average
Rank 641 of 649
1,745
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
67
590 eligible divisions
985
56.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
42
62.7% of votes cast
760
43.6% of votes cast
No votes
25
37.3% of votes cast
21
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

137
+53.4 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 650
Appearances
51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
222
+76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650
Contributions
66
-79.7 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650

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
9
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
Democracy / Parliament
3 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
2 of 11 votes
Benefits
66 of 81 votes
#5
NHS / Health
2 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API