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Justin Madders vs Carla Lockhart

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

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Justin Madders
Lab Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
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Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Justin Madders and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 33% of the time, based on 617 shared comparable votes.

201 same votes 416 different votes 617 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
4 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
15 Aye 20 No
Migration 51% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 14 No
Trade 50% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 48% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 11 No
Benefits 48% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 5 No
Energy 14% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
66 Aye 26 No
Tax 14% aligned 92 shared votes
35 Aye 57 No
14 Aye 6 No
Education 20% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 21% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 22% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 170 of 649
Participation
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,928
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
1,066
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
862
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
15
0.8 % 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

94
+16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
115
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 250 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

£2,078,779
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£299,970
33 % 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

Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Migration
152 of 171 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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) 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
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
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 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
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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