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Carla Lockhart vs Saqib Bhatti

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 Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Carla Lockhart and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 69% of the time, based on 625 shared comparable votes.

430 same votes 195 different votes 625 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
2 Aye 11 No
Education 92% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 14 No
Energy 89% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 57 No
Tax 87% aligned 84 shared votes
22 Aye 62 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 79% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
27 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 78% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 7 No
Benefits 47% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 9 No
Trade 48% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 7 No
Defence 48% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
30 Aye 13 No
Migration 51% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 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
81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 171 of 649
746
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,341
1,643 eligible divisions
383
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
49.4 % of votes cast
363
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
678
50.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

171
+93.4 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
Appearances
79
+1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 649
193
+55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649
Contributions
107
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 289 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£258,626
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 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
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
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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