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Carla Lockhart vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Carla Lockhart and Paula Barker voted the same way 31% of the time, based on 594 shared comparable votes.

184 same votes 410 different votes 594 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 9 No
Benefits 64% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 12 No
Migration 50% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 7 No
Trade 48% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 43% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 13 No
Transport 42% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 8 No
Energy 13% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
27 Aye 45 No
Tax 18% aligned 72 shared votes
54 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 22% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 23% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 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
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
746
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
383
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
680
52.4 % of votes cast
363
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
618
47.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Appearances
67
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
189
+50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649
Contributions
78
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 395 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£258,626
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % 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
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 67 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
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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
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