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James MacCleary vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of James MacCleary
James MacCleary
LD Lewes
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

James MacCleary and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 164 shared comparable votes.

119 same votes 45 different votes 164 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
2 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 5 No
Benefits 92% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 34 No
Tax 92% aligned 51 shared votes
15 Aye 36 No
4 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 85% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 22% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 62% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Housing 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 9 No
Education 75% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

61.1 %
12 % below average
Rank 568 of 649
Participation
45.5 %
27 % below average
Rank 627 of 649
348
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,638 eligible divisions
178
51.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
170
48.9 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

87
+11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
Appearances
170
+94.9 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 649
97
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 649
Contributions
192
+58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£188,021
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£188,021
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
5
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

Housing
26 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Education
36 of 50 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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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