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Samantha Dixon vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston
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Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Samantha Dixon and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 257 different votes 315 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 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 57% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 4 No
Trade 50% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 4 No
Migration 45% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 35% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
32 Aye 22 No
Tax 6% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 5 No
Energy 11% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 12% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.7 %
1 % above average
Rank 339 of 649
Participation
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
725
984 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
357
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
368
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
3 years, 8 months
Since 1 Dec 2022
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
Appearances
167
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
277
+138.7 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 650
Contributions
189
+50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£667,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£311,379
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Trade
20 of 23 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Migration
83 of 97 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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 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
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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