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Esther McVey vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 453 shared comparable votes.

325 same votes 128 different votes 453 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
1 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 9 No
Energy 92% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 44 No
Tax 90% aligned 63 shared votes
23 Aye 40 No
3 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 88% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 82% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 5 No
Trade 44% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 6 No
Transport 52% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 17 No
Defence 55% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 14 No
Migration 55% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 649
Participation
45.5 %
27 % below average
Rank 628 of 649
1,360
2,101 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,638 eligible divisions
622
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
738
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

100
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 649
Appearances
170
+94.7 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
122
-11.8 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
Contributions
192
+58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
6
3 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
62 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Trade
66 of 85 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 12 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage: Government New Clause 14 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill: Instruction (Scotland) 29 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 27 Feb 2024
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Union (Deduction of Union Subscriptions from Wages in the Public Sector) Regulations 2023 31 Jan 2024
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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