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Jeff Smith vs Lauren Edwards

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

Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
Photograph of Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Lauren Edwards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 444 shared comparable votes.

444 same votes 0 different votes 444 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
48 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
48 Aye 41 No
28 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
48 Aye 41 No
28 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

79.6%
7% above average
Rank 208 of 649
Participation
85.4%
13% above average
Rank 85 of 649
1,891
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
504
590 eligible divisions
1,028
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
49.2% of votes cast
863
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
256
50.8% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 649
Appearances
46
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
71
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649
Contributions
64
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£133,786
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26% above average
Latest expenses
£133,786
41% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
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
62 of 67 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 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
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
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
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