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Ed Miliband vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 36% of the time, based on 421 shared comparable votes.

153 same votes 268 different votes 421 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 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
12 Aye 7 No
Defence 74% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 10 No
Trade 56% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 21 No
Migration 53% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 15 No
Transport 53% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 4 No
Energy 17% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
39 Aye 12 No
Tax 20% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 No
4 Aye 1 No
Housing 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 18 No
Brexit / EU 24% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 32% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

55.0%
18% below average
Rank 607 of 649
Participation
45.5%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 649
1,307
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
755
1,658 eligible divisions
724
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
389
51.5% of votes cast
583
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
366
48.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

58
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
Appearances
176
+92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
662
+516.3 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Contributions
198
+52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2% below average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14% above average
0
0 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Trade
60 of 91 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
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 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 Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
Aye
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill: Second Reading 25 Feb 2025
Education
Aye
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