Carla Lockhart, the Democratic Unionist Party MP for Upper Bann, has been relatively long-serving compared to her peers, ranked 223rd for service length among all active MPs and 5th within her party since her first election in December 2019. She has demonstrated notably high engagement in parliamentary debates, ranking 25th overall among all MPs with 419 contributions across 319 debates, with particular focus on Foreign Affairs and Defence, Justice and Law, and Trade and Industry. However, her voting participation has been considerably lower, with a 41.39% participation rate across 238 votes cast from 575 eligible divisions, ranking her 493rd overall. This represents a substantial divergence between her debate and voting activity that cannot be attributed to a government position, as she currently holds no ministerial role.

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