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Lucy Powell vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 31% of the time, based on 521 shared comparable votes.

163 same votes 358 different votes 521 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
8 Aye 11 No
Trade 53% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 11 No
Benefits 48% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 16 No
Defence 45% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 21 No
Migration 45% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 4 No
Energy 15% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
52 Aye 19 No
Tax 15% aligned 71 shared votes
28 Aye 43 No
15 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 16% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 5 No
Education 21% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 6 No
Housing 23% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

65.9 %
7 % below average
Rank 503 of 649
Participation
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,555
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
875
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
680
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

6
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
96
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 326 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

£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£249,415
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
14
5 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

Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Defence
51 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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 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
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
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
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