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Kirsteen Sullivan vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Kirsteen Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Kirsteen Sullivan and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 203 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 172 different votes 203 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 7 No
Benefits 42% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Housing 33% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 8 No
Defence 8% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 4 No
Education 7% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
16 Aye 43 No
2 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 4 No
Education 7% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

71.3%
same as average
Rank 389 of 649
Participation
45.3%
26% below average
Rank 615 of 649
415
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
748
1,650 eligible divisions
224
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
385
51.5% of votes cast
191
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
363
48.5% of votes cast
14
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

77
-3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 649
Appearances
169
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
93
-46.4 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 649
Contributions
191
+51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14% above average
4
3 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

Housing
30 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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 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
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
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
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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