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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 211 shared comparable votes.

173 same votes 38 different votes 211 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
3 Aye 4 No
Benefits 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
18 Aye 34 No
Tax 94% aligned 52 shared votes
15 Aye 37 No
3 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 86% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 33% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 69% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 2 No
Housing 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

67.9%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 650
Participation
45.9%
27% below average
Rank 627 of 650
421
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
774
1,688 eligible divisions
222
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
400
51.7% of votes cast
199
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
374
48.3% of votes cast
13
3.1% 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

185
+92.0 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Appearances
189
+96.0 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
218
+56.0 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
217
+55.0 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
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

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
54 of 63 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
47 of 64 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
104 of 178 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#5
Defence
38 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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