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John McDonnell vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 32% of the time, based on 623 shared comparable votes.

202 same votes 421 different votes 623 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 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 11 No
Benefits 62% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 23 No
Migration 50% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 14 No
Trade 50% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 43% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 5 No
Energy 11% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
64 Aye 21 No
Tax 14% aligned 85 shared votes
29 Aye 56 No
5 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 20% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 22% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 23% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 222 of 649
Participation
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
850
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
24
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

115
+37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
146
+7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 189 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

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
6
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Defence
63 of 71 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
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
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
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
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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