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Jim Allister vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Jim Allister
Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Jim Allister and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 262 shared comparable votes.

247 same votes 15 different votes 262 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
10 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 6 No
Benefits 85% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 9 No
Energy 90% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 93% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

70.6%
2% below average
Rank 412 of 650
Participation
45.9%
27% below average
Rank 627 of 650
437
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
774
1,687 eligible divisions
215
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
400
51.7% of votes cast
222
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
374
48.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

205
+115.0 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 650
Appearances
186
+96.0 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
291
+134.4 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 650
Contributions
213
+56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£209,116
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£209,116
8% below average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
54 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
47 of 64 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Tax
90 of 114 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
104 of 178 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#5
Defence
38 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 29 Apr 2025
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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