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Carla Lockhart vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Carla Lockhart and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 69% of the time, based on 639 shared comparable votes.

444 same votes 195 different votes 639 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 10 No
Education 92% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 15 No
Energy 90% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
32 Aye 53 No
Tax 87% aligned 85 shared votes
27 Aye 58 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 79% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 78% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 7 No
Trade 38% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 50% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 56% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 16 No
Transport 59% aligned 27 shared votes
20 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
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
746
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
383
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.3 % of votes cast
363
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
905
50.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

171
+93.4 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
Appearances
16
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 649
193
+55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649
Contributions
22
-115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 590 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£258,626
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
67 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 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: 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
Aye
Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage: Government New Clause 14 14 Jan 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
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