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Gareth Thomas vs Carla Lockhart

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

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Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West
vs
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Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 33% of the time, based on 490 shared comparable votes.

162 same votes 328 different votes 490 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
4 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 10 No
Trade 55% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 18 No
Migration 53% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 19 No
Transport 44% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 43% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 5 No
Energy 13% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
51 Aye 16 No
Tax 16% aligned 67 shared votes
25 Aye 42 No
17 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 22% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 31% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 649
Participation
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
894
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
674
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

40
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
45
-93.5 vs Commons average
Rank 516 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

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
14
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
180 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Trade
67 of 91 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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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
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
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
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
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