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Cat Eccles vs Lauren Edwards

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

Photograph of Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge
vs
Photograph of Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood

Voting alignment

Cat Eccles and Lauren Edwards voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 324 shared comparable votes.

317 same votes 7 different votes 324 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
33 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
11 Aye 29 No
9 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 54% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 96% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
33 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
11 Aye 29 No
9 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

58.0%
14% below average
Rank 587 of 650
Participation
86.0%
14% above average
Rank 70 of 650
369
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
547
636 eligible divisions
164
44.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
270
49.4% of votes cast
205
55.6% of votes cast
No votes
277
50.6% of votes cast
10
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

121
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Appearances
46
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
150
-17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
Contributions
67
-100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,390
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£133,786
all imported IPSA years
£179,390
21% below average
Latest expenses
£133,786
41% below average
2
1 registered category
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
10 of 10 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#5
Defence
32 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API