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Carla Lockhart vs Simon Lightwood

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 Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Carla Lockhart and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

69 same votes 257 different votes 326 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
4 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 2 No
Trade 50% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 4 No
Migration 45% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 3 No
Housing 33% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 28 No
Tax 11% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
0 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 10 No
Energy 12% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

45.7%
27% below average
Rank 629 of 650
Participation
65.6%
7% below average
Rank 510 of 650
760
1,663 eligible divisions
Total votes
716
1,092 eligible divisions
391
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
389
54.3% of votes cast
369
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
327
45.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

179
+93.8 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 650
Appearances
86
+0.8 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
201
+52.4 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
Contributions
215
+66.4 vs Commons average
Rank 126 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£258,626
14% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
42 of 51 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
28 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
104 of 178 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
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