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Rushanara Ali vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 32% of the time, based on 595 shared comparable votes.

190 same votes 405 different votes 595 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
18 Aye 22 No
Migration 53% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 14 No
Trade 50% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 16 No
Transport 50% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 48% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 17 No
Defence 41% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 5 No
Energy 14% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
60 Aye 22 No
Tax 17% aligned 82 shared votes
30 Aye 52 No
14 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 19% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 5 No
Education 21% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 22% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 649
Participation
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
779
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
18
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

39
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
36
-102.5 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 649
Contributions
189
+50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
5
3 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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 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
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
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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