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Sorcha Eastwood vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Sorcha Eastwood
Sorcha Eastwood
APNI Lagan Valley
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Sorcha Eastwood and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 50 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 13 different votes 50 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
7 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 1 No
Defence 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Housing 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Defence 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Housing 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 5 No
Tax 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

10.9 %
62 % below average
Rank 641 of 649
Participation
45.6 %
27 % below average
Rank 627 of 649
62
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,636 eligible divisions
40
64.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
22
35.5 % 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
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 649
Appearances
170
+94.9 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 649
62
-71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
Contributions
192
+58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£177,849
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£177,849
21 % below 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

Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Benefits
9 of 30 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Trade
1 of 5 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Digital / Online Safety
2 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
NHS / Health
2 of 11 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 45 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
No
No
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Aye
draft Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024 21 Jan 2025
No
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage: Amendment 2 21 Jan 2025
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
No
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