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Paulette Hamilton vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Paulette Hamilton and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 368 shared comparable votes.

87 same votes 281 different votes 368 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
12 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 50% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 4 No
Trade 50% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 16 No
Migration 48% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 35% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
49 Aye 21 No
Tax 6% aligned 70 shared votes
23 Aye 47 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 10% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 5 No
Energy 11% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
0 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

75.5%
3% above average
Rank 299 of 649
Participation
45.5%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 649
883
1,170 eligible divisions
Total votes
755
1,658 eligible divisions
435
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
389
51.5% of votes cast
448
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
366
48.5% of votes cast
7
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
4 years, 7 months
Since 3 Mar 2022
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

62
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650
Appearances
176
+92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
82
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 398 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

£789,073
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£285,345
26% above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14% above average
4
2 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

Work / Employment
57 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Education
55 of 61 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Migration
113 of 126 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 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
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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