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Sorcha Eastwood vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Sorcha Eastwood and Ian Lavery voted the same way 36% of the time, based on 55 shared comparable votes.

20 same votes 35 different votes 55 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
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 89% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
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
9 Aye 6 No
Tax 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 6 No
Tax 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 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
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 89% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 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
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
62
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
40
64.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
22
35.5 % of votes cast
No votes
797
44.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

47
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Appearances
79
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
62
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649
Contributions
107
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 286 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£177,849
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Benefits
9 of 30 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
2 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
2 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Defence
5 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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