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Carla Lockhart vs Phil Brickell

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 Phil Brickell
Phil Brickell
Lab Bolton West

Voting alignment

Carla Lockhart and Phil Brickell voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 217 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 198 different votes 217 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 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Housing 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 23% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
36 Aye 19 No
3 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 6 No
Defence 6% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 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
79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 211 of 649
746
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
575 eligible divisions
383
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
227
49.7 % of votes cast
363
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
230
50.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

167
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Appearances
108
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
189
+50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 650
Contributions
139
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,925
all imported IPSA years
£258,626
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,925
20 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 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
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
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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
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