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Priti Patel vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 71% of the time, based on 431 shared comparable votes.

304 same votes 127 different votes 431 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
2 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
23 Aye 51 No
Tax 91% aligned 74 shared votes
26 Aye 48 No
5 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 78% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 7 No
Trade 50% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 14 No
Migration 53% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 53% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 54% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 4 No
Transport 59% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

61.7 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 649
Participation
45.5 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,456
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,641 eligible divisions
663
45.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
793
54.5 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
14
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

68
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
Appearances
172
+95.0 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
96
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 649
Contributions
194
+57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
14
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
12
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
189 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Trade
68 of 89 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Tax
217 of 321 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: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
No
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill: Instruction (Scotland) 29 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 27 Feb 2024
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Union (Deduction of Union Subscriptions from Wages in the Public Sector) Regulations 2023 31 Jan 2024
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
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