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Alison Hume vs Lauren Edwards

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

Photograph of Alison Hume
Alison Hume
Lab Scarborough and Whitby
vs
Photograph of Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood

Voting alignment

Alison Hume and Lauren Edwards voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 430 shared comparable votes.

426 same votes 4 different votes 430 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
44 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
44 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 75% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
44 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
44 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

79.0%
7% above average
Rank 217 of 650
Participation
85.6%
13% above average
Rank 74 of 650
490
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
531
620 eligible divisions
229
46.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
259
48.8% of votes cast
261
53.3% of votes cast
No votes
272
51.2% of votes cast
4
0.8% 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

105
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Appearances
44
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 650
129
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 650
Contributions
64
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£231,319
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£133,786
all imported IPSA years
£231,319
2% above average
Latest expenses
£133,786
41% below average
3
3 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
32 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API