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Helen Grant vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Helen Grant
Helen Grant
Con Maidstone and Malling
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Helen Grant and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 69% of the time, based on 529 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 165 different votes 529 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 3 No
Education 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 13 No
Energy 89% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 46 No
Tax 86% aligned 66 shared votes
25 Aye 41 No
5 Aye 9 No
Housing 79% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
25 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 78% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 9 No
Trade 46% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 18 No
Migration 50% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 7 No
Transport 56% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 16 No
Defence 58% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

73.8 %
1 % above average
Rank 338 of 649
Participation
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,742
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
821
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
921
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

18
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 649
Appearances
171
+93.4 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
31
-106.6 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 649
Contributions
193
+55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£276,159
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
12
6 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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
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