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Alison McGovern vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 32% of the time, based on 552 shared comparable votes.

178 same votes 374 different votes 552 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 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 11 No
Trade 57% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 22 No
Migration 53% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 19 No
Transport 46% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 45% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 21 No
Tax 14% aligned 66 shared votes
28 Aye 38 No
14 Aye 4 No
Energy 17% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 18 No
Brexit / EU 17% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 18% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 4 No
Housing 22% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 431 of 649
Participation
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,651
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
918
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
733
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

68
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
446
+307.5 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 649
Contributions
189
+50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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