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Valerie Vaz vs Carla Lockhart

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

Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 33% of the time, based on 591 shared comparable votes.

195 same votes 396 different votes 591 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
10 Aye 4 No
Benefits 71% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
18 Aye 21 No
Migration 54% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 14 No
Trade 52% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 15 No
Defence 50% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 4 No
Energy 11% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
66 Aye 25 No
Tax 13% aligned 91 shared votes
33 Aye 58 No
15 Aye 6 No
Education 19% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 22% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
0 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 27% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
Participation
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
792
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

29
-49.0 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
15
-123.5 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649
Contributions
189
+50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
2
2 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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
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 agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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