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Mike Martin vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Mike Martin
Mike Martin
LD Tunbridge Wells
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Mike Martin and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 70% of the time, based on 155 shared comparable votes.

108 same votes 47 different votes 155 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 2 No
Benefits 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
16 Aye 29 No
Tax 93% aligned 45 shared votes
13 Aye 32 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 83% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 22% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 60% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 8 No
Education 67% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

58.6 %
14 % below average
Rank 583 of 649
Participation
45.5 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
336
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,641 eligible divisions
186
55.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
150
44.6 % 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
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

98
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
Appearances
171
+94.4 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
130
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 649
Contributions
193
+57.2 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£164,314
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£164,314
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
40
5 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

Trade
5 of 5 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API