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Carla Lockhart vs Ian Lavery

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

Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Carla Lockhart and Ian Lavery voted the same way 33% of the time, based on 597 shared comparable votes.

198 same votes 399 different votes 597 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
16 Aye 8 No
Benefits 67% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 57% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
25 Aye 12 No
Migration 54% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 7 No
Trade 52% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 44% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 52 No
Tax 15% aligned 87 shared votes
61 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 13 No
Energy 15% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 14 No
Brexit / EU 19% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 20% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 14 No
Education 23% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
746
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
383
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
363
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
797
44.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Appearances
79
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
189
+50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649
Contributions
107
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£258,626
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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