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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 34% of the time, based on 494 shared comparable votes.

170 same votes 324 different votes 494 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 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 10 No
Defence 60% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 18 No
Transport 50% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 21 No
Migration 48% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 13 No
Trade 48% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 17 No
Tax 20% aligned 59 shared votes
25 Aye 34 No
12 Aye 7 No
Environment / Climate 21% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 22% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 22% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 5 No
Housing 23% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

62.6%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 649
Participation
45.5%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 649
1,488
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
755
1,658 eligible divisions
852
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
389
51.5% of votes cast
636
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
366
48.5% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Appearances
176
+92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
419
+273.3 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
198
+52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13% above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14% above average
4
2 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

Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
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
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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