Northern Ireland · 81,249Boundary · 2023

Upper Bann

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Apr 2026

Represented by DUP since 2024.

Carla Lockhart has been most active recently on the Crime and Policing Bill, voting consistently to retain Lords amendments against the government's wishes -- backing stronger fly-tipping enforcement for rural landowners, supporting full abolition of non-crime hate incidents in law, and backing Lords moves to proscribe Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation. These votes put her alongside Conservative and crossbench opponents of the Labour government's position, reflecting the DUP's characteristic willingness to align with right-leaning opposition on security and civil liberties. Beyond Westminster, she has attracted positive local coverage for securing a meeting with airport chiefs over the treatment of stoma patients at security, intervening to protect a listed phone box in Banbridge, and challenging DAERA over bureaucratic burdens on farming families.

Lockhart votes in 45% of divisions -- notably below the Commons average -- which is partly a structural feature of DUP practice around abstaining on matters deemed England-only. Where she does vote, she is a 100% party-line voter with no rebel votes on record. Her stance profile shows strong opposition to tax increases and employer NI rises, moderate alignment with welfare expansion, and notably lower alignment with criminal justice reform than her DUP colleagues (-19 percentage points). Her 250 contributions across 188 debates show consistent focus on economy and jobs, social care, fiscal policy, and health.

219
Commons votes
This parliament
81.2k
Electorate
2024 GE

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§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Lockhart’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.231 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Lockhart has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
64
Economy
44
Welfare and Benefits
20
Employment
19
Constitution and Democracy
18
Crime & Policing
17
Notable votes
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No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

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