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Kerry McCarthy vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 30% of the time, based on 638 shared comparable votes.

191 same votes 447 different votes 638 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
6 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 57% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 14 No
Trade 50% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 22 No
Migration 49% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 46% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 43% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 5 No
Energy 14% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
66 Aye 24 No
Tax 14% aligned 90 shared votes
33 Aye 57 No
15 Aye 6 No
Education 19% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 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

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 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
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
818
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

75
-3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
102
-36.5 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
7
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Education
84 of 96 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
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
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: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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