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Andy Slaughter vs Lauren Edwards

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

Photograph of Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick
vs
Photograph of Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood

Voting alignment

Andy Slaughter and Lauren Edwards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 467 shared comparable votes.

466 same votes 1 different votes 467 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
46 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
46 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
46 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 649
Participation
85.4%
13% above average
Rank 85 of 649
1,944
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
504
590 eligible divisions
1,077
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
49.2% of votes cast
867
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
256
50.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
+0.2 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 649
Appearances
46
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 649
116
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 649
Contributions
64
-78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£133,786
all imported IPSA years
£285,386
26% above average
Latest expenses
£133,786
41% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
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

Housing
65 of 67 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
68 of 71 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#5
Defence
32 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 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
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