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Sir James Cleverly vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Sir James Cleverly
Sir James Cleverly
Con Braintree
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Sir James Cleverly and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 71% of the time, based on 493 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 141 different votes 493 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
3 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
22 Aye 52 No
Tax 89% aligned 74 shared votes
26 Aye 48 No
7 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 81% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 29% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 16 No
Defence 58% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 7 No
Transport 59% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 7 No
Trade 60% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

69.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 437 of 649
Participation
45.5 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,645
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,641 eligible divisions
771
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
874
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

37
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
Appearances
172
+95.0 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
79
-57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 385 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

£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£266,795
18 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
5
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
191 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Trade
73 of 89 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 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
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
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
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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