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Barry Gardiner vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 35% of the time, based on 511 shared comparable votes.

177 same votes 334 different votes 511 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
3 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 52% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 14 No
Trade 50% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 18 No
Transport 48% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 1 No
Energy 15% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
54 Aye 16 No
Tax 16% aligned 70 shared votes
23 Aye 47 No
9 Aye 18 No
Brexit / EU 22% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 3 No
Education 27% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 4 No
Housing 27% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 474 of 649
Participation
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,589
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
889
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
700
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

55
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
88
-50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 361 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

£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
13
4 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

Trade
77 of 91 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 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
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
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 Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
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
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: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
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