The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Sorcha Eastwood vs Dr Allison Gardner

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

Photograph of Sorcha Eastwood
Sorcha Eastwood
APNI Lagan Valley
vs
Photograph of Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Sorcha Eastwood and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 27% of the time, based on 52 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 38 different votes 52 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
3 Aye 1 No
Housing 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Education 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 3 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 5 No
Tax 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 1 No
Defence 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 5 No
Tax 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 1 No
Defence 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 3 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Education 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Housing 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

10.8 %
62 % below average
Rank 641 of 649
Participation
85.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 85 of 649
62
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
575 eligible divisions
40
64.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
246
50.0 % of votes cast
22
35.5 % of votes cast
No votes
246
50.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

47
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Appearances
58
-20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 649
62
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649
Contributions
99
-39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£177,849
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£177,849
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
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

Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Benefits
9 of 30 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
2 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
2 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Defence
5 of 34 votes
#5
Housing
30 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: China spying case 28 Oct 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 45 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Aye
draft Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024 21 Jan 2025
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API