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Carla Lockhart vs Taiwo Owatemi

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 Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Carla Lockhart and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 33% of the time, based on 545 shared comparable votes.

180 same votes 365 different votes 545 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
13 Aye 8 No
Trade 57% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 57% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
22 Aye 13 No
Migration 49% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 48% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 13 No
Transport 44% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 13 No
Energy 15% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 13 No
Education 16% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 54 No
Tax 16% aligned 74 shared votes
62 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 22% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 22% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 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
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 306 of 649
746
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,643 eligible divisions
383
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3 % of votes cast
363
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Appearances
5
-73.0 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
189
+50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649
Contributions
5
-133.5 vs Commons average
Rank 624 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
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£258,626
14 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 53 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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
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
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
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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