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Carla Lockhart vs John Cooper

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 John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Carla Lockhart and John Cooper voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 184 shared comparable votes.

172 same votes 12 different votes 184 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
17 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
17 Aye 43 No
2 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
Housing 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 73% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 90% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

45.4 %
28 % below average
Rank 627 of 648
Participation
72.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 373 of 648
724
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
382
526 eligible divisions
370
51.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
156
40.8 % of votes cast
354
48.9 % of votes cast
No votes
226
59.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

132
+72.1 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 648
Appearances
84
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 648
151
+43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 648
Contributions
104
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£258,626
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
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

Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Devolution / Local Government
37 of 54 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
24 of 41 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Crime / Justice
99 of 173 votes
#5
Tax
90 of 108 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 12 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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