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Mr Louie French vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Mr Louie French
Mr Louie French
Con Old Bexley and Sidcup
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Mr Louie French and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 391 shared comparable votes.

299 same votes 92 different votes 391 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 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 9 No
Education 92% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 39 No
Tax 92% aligned 63 shared votes
25 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 2 No
Trade 43% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
20 Aye 17 No
Migration 49% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
1 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 58% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 65% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

80.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
Participation
45.6 %
27 % below average
Rank 627 of 649
983
1,224 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,636 eligible divisions
494
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
489
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
4 years, 7 months
Since 2 Dec 2021
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

51
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 649
Appearances
168
+94.6 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 649
66
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 649
Contributions
190
+59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£423,303
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£143,451
37 % below average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
12
4 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

Brexit / EU
16 of 16 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 63 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
29 of 30 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Migration
126 of 134 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 54 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 12 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage: Government New Clause 14 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API