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Last 12 months

How Alex Easton votes

Alex Easton voted the same way as their party in 57% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 42 of those 97 votes, they went the other way.

What does this mean?

Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high score is normal and says nothing about whether an MP is good or bad. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. Words explained

Recent votes

DateVoteThey votedCompared with party
11 SepEnd of life for terminally ill adults: the first main voteAgainstFree vote
11 SepA vote to end a debateAgainstFree vote
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame as party

See every vote on Parliament’s site

Declared interests

MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.

No interests are currently registered for Alex Easton.

Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page

Questions

MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.

Alex Easton asked 91 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Northern Ireland Office16
Treasury16
Department of Health and Social Care8
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office8
Ministry of Defence6

Latest questions

14 Sep 2026 · to the Department of Health and Social Care
Not answered yet
7 Sep 2026 · to the Ministry of Defence
Answered 15 Sep 2026
2 Sep 2026 · to the Northern Ireland Office
Answered 10 Sep 2026
2 Sep 2026 · to the Northern Ireland Office
Answered 10 Sep 2026
28 Aug 2026 · to the Ministry of Justice
Answered 8 Sep 2026

Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026

Expenses

MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.

PAID IN 2025-26
£24,808
Office costs · claims for running an office£17,773
Staffing · claims relating to staff£252
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£6,783

70 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.

Costs depend on many things, such as where an MP’s area is, what premises and staff they need, and whether they joined or left part-way through the year. This page does not say whether any amount is right or wrong. It covers the claims in IPSA’s individual business costs file, so it is not the full cost of an MP’s office.

Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data

Election result and area

Alex Easton represents North Down. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Alex Easton

Independent

MAJORITY
7,305

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
59%

of people who could vote did

Alex Easton won with 48% of the votes, and Stephen Farry (Alliance) came second with 31%.

Votes for each party

Independent49% · 21,030
Alliance31% · 13,608
Ulster Unionist Party16% · 6,754
Green Party Northern Ireland3% · 1,247
Social Democratic & Labour Party2% · 657
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Alex EastonIndependent20,91348.3%
Stephen FarryAlliance13,60831.4%
Tim CollinsUlster Unionist Party6,75415.6%
Barry McKeeGreen Party Northern Ireland1,2472.9%
Deirdre VaughanSocial Democratic & Labour Party6571.5%
Chris CarterIndependent1170.3%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here

Not available for this area.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
2.4%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

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Has this changed over time? 10%55%100%Oct 25Sep 26
This MPParty average
View data table
MonthThis MPParty average
Oct 2520%73%
Nov 2540%76%
Dec 2518%66%
Jan 2645%66%
Feb 2667%68%
Mar 2689%75%
Apr 2679%75%
May 26100%67%
Jun 2650%71%
Jul 26100%86%
Sep 26100%89%

Source: Commons Votes API

Times they voted against their party (42)

This page states what the record shows. It does not say why an MP voted as they did. How we calculate this