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Carla Lockhart vs Peter Dowd

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
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Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Carla Lockhart and Peter Dowd voted the same way 33% of the time, based on 521 shared comparable votes.

170 same votes 351 different votes 521 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
11 Aye 4 No
Benefits 80% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 57% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
20 Aye 6 No
Migration 54% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 11 No
Defence 43% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 42% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 13 No
Energy 12% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
31 Aye 57 No
Tax 14% aligned 88 shared votes
63 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 10 No
Brexit / EU 19% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 25% aligned 20 shared votes
13 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
69.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 446 of 649
746
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
383
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
915
56.0 % of votes cast
363
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
718
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % 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
41
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 649
189
+50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649
Contributions
29
-109.5 vs Commons average
Rank 571 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£258,626
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
63 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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