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Dame Meg Hillier vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 34% of the time, based on 571 shared comparable votes.

196 same votes 375 different votes 571 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 10 No
Trade 55% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 21 No
Migration 54% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 53% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 50% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 7% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 5 No
Energy 14% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
65 Aye 21 No
Tax 15% aligned 86 shared votes
30 Aye 56 No
17 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 22% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 353 of 649
Participation
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,731
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
983
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
748
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

111
+33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
150
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 177 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

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
10
2 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

Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Benefits
66 of 81 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
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
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
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
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: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
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