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Bob Blackman vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Bob Blackman and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 657 shared comparable votes.

475 same votes 182 different votes 657 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 11 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 15 No
Energy 90% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 60 No
Tax 90% aligned 86 shared votes
29 Aye 57 No
4 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 8 No
Housing 86% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 50% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 17 No
Migration 53% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 7 No
Transport 59% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
Participation
45.5 %
27 % below average
Rank 628 of 649
2,070
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,638 eligible divisions
972
47.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
1,098
53.0 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % 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

142
+66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 649
Appearances
170
+94.7 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
168
+34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649
Contributions
192
+58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£312,612
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
8
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

Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Trade
85 of 89 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Digital / Online Safety
55 of 60 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 12 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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