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Sir Oliver Dowden vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Sir Oliver Dowden and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 67% of the time, based on 525 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 173 different votes 525 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 8 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
26 Aye 50 No
Tax 88% aligned 76 shared votes
29 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
24 Aye 18 No
Migration 50% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 53% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 5 No
Transport 54% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
35 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 55% aligned 64 shared votes
34 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 417 of 649
Participation
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
772
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
893
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
10
0.6 % 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

56
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 649
Appearances
171
+93.4 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
66
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 649
Contributions
193
+55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£226,269
same as average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
16
5 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
197 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Transport
77 of 95 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Defence
54 of 71 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
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 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
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
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
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
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