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Cat Eccles vs Carla Lockhart

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Cat Eccles and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 163 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 141 different votes 163 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 6 No
Benefits 70% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 6 No
Housing 33% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 5 No
Education 25% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 12 No
Tax 0% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

55.1%
18% below average
Rank 606 of 649
Participation
45.5%
27% below average
Rank 629 of 649
323
586 eligible divisions
Total votes
752
1,654 eligible divisions
139
43.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
389
51.7% of votes cast
184
57.0% of votes cast
No votes
363
48.3% of votes cast
10
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

93
+12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 649
Appearances
172
+91.4 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
118
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 649
Contributions
194
+53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£179,390
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£179,390
21% below average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14% above average
2
1 registered category
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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