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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 34% of the time, based on 581 shared comparable votes.

200 same votes 381 different votes 581 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
10 Aye 11 No
Trade 57% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 57% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 20 No
Migration 54% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 9 No
Benefits 50% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 20 No
Transport 43% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 5 No
Energy 15% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 21% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
41 Aye 19 No
Tax 22% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 22% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 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

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 649
Participation
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
1,003
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
795
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

108
+30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
157
+18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
Contributions
189
+50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
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
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
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
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