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Charlie Dewhirst vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Charlie Dewhirst
Charlie Dewhirst
Con Bridlington and The Wolds
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Charlie Dewhirst and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 210 shared comparable votes.

200 same votes 10 different votes 210 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
18 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
18 Aye 44 No
10 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Housing 60% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 73% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

66.1%
6% below average
Rank 494 of 650
Participation
45.5%
27% below average
Rank 629 of 650
399
604 eligible divisions
Total votes
760
1,672 eligible divisions
174
43.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
391
51.4% of votes cast
225
56.4% of votes cast
No votes
369
48.6% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

107
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
Appearances
179
+92.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
125
-26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
Contributions
201
+49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£184,765
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£184,765
18% below average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14% above average
4
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
5 of 5 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
42 of 51 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Tax
96 of 114 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
104 of 178 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
38 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 12 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage: Government New Clause 14 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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