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Paul Holmes vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Paul Holmes
Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Paul Holmes and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 69% of the time, based on 633 shared comparable votes.

438 same votes 195 different votes 633 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 15 No
Energy 90% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 57 No
Tax 88% aligned 88 shared votes
36 Aye 52 No
4 Aye 4 No
Education 88% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 9 No
Housing 79% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 13 No
Benefits 45% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 10 No
Trade 48% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 13 No
Migration 54% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 16 No
Defence 55% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

85.1 %
12 % above average
Rank 94 of 649
Participation
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,398
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
694
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
704
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

104
+26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 649
Appearances
171
+93.4 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
389
+251.4 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 649
Contributions
193
+55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£234,722
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 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
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
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
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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