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Ian Byrne vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 34% of the time, based on 561 shared comparable votes.

188 same votes 373 different votes 561 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 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 64% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 23 No
Migration 50% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 13 No
Trade 50% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 17 No
Transport 48% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 6% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
55 Aye 19 No
Tax 15% aligned 74 shared votes
26 Aye 48 No
13 Aye 4 No
Energy 18% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 18% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

73.0 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
Participation
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,199
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
656
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
543
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
25
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

43
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
83
-55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 379 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

£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
3
2 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

Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Migration
128 of 154 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
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