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Carla Lockhart vs Shivani Raja

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 Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East

Voting alignment

Carla Lockhart and Shivani Raja voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 145 shared comparable votes.

137 same votes 8 different votes 145 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
12 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
12 Aye 37 No
2 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 1 No
Housing 71% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 88% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 92% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 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
61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 574 of 648
724
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
321
526 eligible divisions
370
51.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
157
48.9 % of votes cast
354
48.9 % of votes cast
No votes
164
51.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % 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
3
-57.4 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 648
151
+42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 648
Contributions
3
-105.9 vs Commons average
Rank 631 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
£205,066
all imported IPSA years
£258,626
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£205,066
9 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
37 of 54 votes
#3
Defence
18 of 22 votes
Environment / Climate
24 of 41 votes
#4
Transport
16 of 21 votes
Crime / Justice
99 of 173 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API