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Lauren Edwards vs Adam Thompson

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

Photograph of Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood
vs
Photograph of Adam Thompson
Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Adam Thompson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 461 shared comparable votes.

461 same votes 0 different votes 461 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
50 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
50 Aye 37 No
32 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 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
50 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
50 Aye 37 No
32 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 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

85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 95 of 649
Participation
92.9 %
20 % above average
Rank 9 of 649
489
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
534
575 eligible divisions
244
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
267
50.0 % of votes cast
245
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
267
50.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 650
64
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
Contributions
104
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£133,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,664
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,664
21 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#4
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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