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Sir John Hayes vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Sir John Hayes and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 71% of the time, based on 619 shared comparable votes.

440 same votes 179 different votes 619 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
3 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 15 No
Energy 90% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 65 No
Tax 87% aligned 92 shared votes
33 Aye 59 No
11 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 11 No
Benefits 47% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 13 No
Migration 53% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 7 No
Transport 58% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 17 No
Defence 60% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 160 of 649
Participation
45.5 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,931
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,641 eligible divisions
913
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
1,018
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
25
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

113
+36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 649
Appearances
172
+95.0 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
238
+101.3 vs Commons average
Rank 85 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

£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£280,368
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
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
202 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Trade
76 of 89 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 12 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
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
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
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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