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Gareth Snell vs Lauren Edwards

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

Photograph of Gareth Snell
Gareth Snell
Lab Stoke-on-Trent Central
vs
Photograph of Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood

Voting alignment

Gareth Snell and Lauren Edwards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 415 shared comparable votes.

415 same votes 0 different votes 415 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
47 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
47 Aye 40 No
29 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
47 Aye 40 No
29 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

86.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 77 of 647
Participation
87.0 %
14 % above average
Rank 66 of 647
464
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
537 eligible divisions
233
50.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
239
51.2 % of votes cast
231
49.8 % of votes cast
No votes
228
48.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

126
+62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 647
Appearances
35
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 647
201
+88.3 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 647
Contributions
41
-71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£797,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£133,786
all imported IPSA years
£176,059
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£133,786
41 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API