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Elaine Stewart vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Elaine Stewart and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 207 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 188 different votes 207 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
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 36% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 6 No
Housing 33% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 6 No
Education 19% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
1 Aye 12 No
Defence 8% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
17 Aye 42 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 12 No
Defence 8% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

61.5%
11% below average
Rank 564 of 649
Participation
45.5%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 649
363
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
755
1,658 eligible divisions
160
44.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
389
51.5% of votes cast
203
55.9% of votes cast
No votes
366
48.5% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

25
-57.1 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 649
Appearances
175
+92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 649
35
-107.9 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 649
Contributions
197
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£207,074
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£207,074
8% below average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14% above average
5
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

Energy
16 of 20 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Housing
25 of 32 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Tax
81 of 112 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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