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Helen Whately vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 70% of the time, based on 631 shared comparable votes.

439 same votes 192 different votes 631 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 9 No
Energy 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 10 No
Education 93% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 62 No
Tax 88% aligned 89 shared votes
32 Aye 57 No
5 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 9 No
Housing 79% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 47% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 10 No
Trade 48% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 14 No
Benefits 50% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 15 No
Migration 51% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
Participation
45.5 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,975
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,641 eligible divisions
943
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
1,032
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % 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

45
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 649
Appearances
171
+94.4 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
68
-67.8 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Contributions
193
+57.2 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
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

Trade
84 of 89 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 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
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 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
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 12 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
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