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Sorcha Eastwood

Alliance Sitting MP

MP for Lagan Valley · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: sorcha.eastwood.mp@parliament.uk

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
11.7%
74 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
1 meetings attended
Debate contributions
141
in the 7 year window
Written questions
300
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

Sorcha Eastwood is the Alliance MP for Lagan Valley, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Lagan Valley4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Alliance4 July 2024Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Lagan Valley
Belfast West

Voting participation

Participation rate
11.7%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
74

642nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Alliance average 11.7%

Participation by year

Sorcha Eastwood voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 19.2%19.2%2025: 9.9%9.9%2026: 11.9%11.9%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
202623628 11.9%
202532232 9.9%
20247314 19.2%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th63174 11.7%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
141
Written questions
300
Oral questions
2
Early day motions
24
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
1
Committee meetings attended
1

274th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Alliance average 300

Written questions per year
Sorcha Eastwood: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002024: 888820242025: 15415420252026: 58582026
Oral questions per year
Sorcha Eastwood: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.02024: 1120242025: 1120252026: 002026
Early day motions per year
Sorcha Eastwood: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 6620242025: 6620252026: 12122026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 73 38 58 0 12 0 0
2025 55 37 154 1 6 0 1
2024 13 12 88 1 6 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Member 28 October 2024 1 of 1 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Alliance average 100.0%

Hansard activity

Contributions
141
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
87
distinct debates

joint 533rd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Alliance average 141

Contributions per year
Sorcha Eastwood: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002024: 131320242025: 555520252026: 73732026
Debates participated in per year
Sorcha Eastwood: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502024: 121220242025: 373720252026: 38382026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Lagan Valley
    • – Joined Alliance
    • – Joined Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

Constituency: Lagan Valley

Lagan Valley constituency boundary
Area
542.9 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
APNI Gain · majority 2,959
Electorate
82,201 · turnout 59.7%
Postcode areas
BT17, BT24, BT25, BT26, BT27, BT28, BT32, BT66, BT67, BT8

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.