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Matthew Patrick vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Matthew Patrick
Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 238 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 209 different votes 238 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
3 Aye 6 No
Housing 33% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 7 No
Benefits 21% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 6 No
Education 18% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
20 Aye 39 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

80.4%
8% above average
Rank 189 of 649
Participation
45.5%
27% below average
Rank 629 of 649
473
588 eligible divisions
Total votes
753
1,656 eligible divisions
230
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
389
51.7% of votes cast
243
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
364
48.3% of votes cast
8
1.7% 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

28
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 649
Appearances
173
+91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 649
95
-47.2 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 649
Contributions
195
+52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£174,976
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
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
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
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
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
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