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Steve Darling vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 196 shared comparable votes.

148 same votes 48 different votes 196 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 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 29 No
Tax 96% aligned 48 shared votes
17 Aye 31 No
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 91% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 88% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 85% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 33% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 2 No
Housing 67% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

67.5%
5% below average
Rank 472 of 649
Participation
45.5%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 649
398
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
755
1,658 eligible divisions
217
54.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
389
51.5% of votes cast
181
45.5% of votes cast
No votes
366
48.5% of votes cast
7
1.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

139
+56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 649
Appearances
175
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
165
+21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649
Contributions
197
+53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£235,469
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4% above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14% above average
7
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

Housing
27 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
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 disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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