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Carla Lockhart vs Matthew Pennycook

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

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Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann
vs
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Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Carla Lockhart and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 31% of the time, based on 633 shared comparable votes.

194 same votes 439 different votes 633 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
5 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 57% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
27 Aye 13 No
Migration 53% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 7 No
Trade 48% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 8 No
Benefits 46% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 12 No
Defence 45% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 14 No
Energy 14% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
35 Aye 53 No
Tax 15% aligned 88 shared votes
62 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 15 No
Education 22% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 22% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 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
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
746
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
383
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
363
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
864
44.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Appearances
134
+56.0 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 649
189
+50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649
Contributions
552
+413.5 vs Commons average
Rank 16 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£258,626
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
65 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) 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
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
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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