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Carla Lockhart vs Rebecca Smith

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 Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Carla Lockhart and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 155 shared comparable votes.

147 same votes 8 different votes 155 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
17 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
17 Aye 30 No
2 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 7 No
Benefits 67% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 89% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 90% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

45.4 %
28 % below average
Rank 627 of 648
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 648
724
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
373
526 eligible divisions
370
51.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
46.4 % of votes cast
354
48.9 % of votes cast
No votes
200
53.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

132
+71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 648
Appearances
117
+56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 648
151
+42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 648
Contributions
207
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£258,626
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 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
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Devolution / Local Government
37 of 54 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
24 of 41 votes
#4
Tax
85 of 108 votes
Crime / Justice
99 of 173 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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