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Andy McDonald vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 32% of the time, based on 594 shared comparable votes.

190 same votes 404 different votes 594 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
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 63% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 57% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 22 No
Migration 53% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 14 No
Trade 50% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 19 No
Transport 46% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 5 No
Energy 14% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
59 Aye 26 No
Tax 15% aligned 85 shared votes
35 Aye 50 No
5 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 20% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 22% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 24% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

75.5%
3% above average
Rank 298 of 649
Participation
45.5%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 649
1,794
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
755
1,658 eligible divisions
996
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
389
51.5% of votes cast
798
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
366
48.5% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

90
+6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650
Appearances
176
+92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
120
-25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650
Contributions
198
+52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14% above average
4
2 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

Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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