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Al Carns vs Lauren Edwards

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

Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak
vs
Photograph of Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood

Voting alignment

Al Carns and Lauren Edwards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 267 shared comparable votes.

267 same votes 0 different votes 267 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
29 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 614 of 649
Participation
85.4%
13% above average
Rank 85 of 649
312
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
504
590 eligible divisions
147
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
49.2% of votes cast
165
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
256
50.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Appearances
46
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650
278
+130.3 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Contributions
64
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£170,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£133,786
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25% below average
Latest expenses
£133,786
41% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
21 of 32 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
32 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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