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Helen Hayes vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 34% of the time, based on 601 shared comparable votes.

204 same votes 397 different votes 601 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 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 11 No
Trade 55% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 21 No
Migration 54% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 10 No
Benefits 50% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 18 No
Defence 44% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
66 Aye 25 No
Tax 14% aligned 91 shared votes
34 Aye 57 No
14 Aye 5 No
Energy 16% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 18 No
Brexit / EU 24% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 25% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 26% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 649
Participation
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,875
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
1,037
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
838
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

93
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
121
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 232 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

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
4
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Migration
149 of 171 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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
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