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Lauren Edwards vs Alex Ballinger

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 Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 390 shared comparable votes.

390 same votes 0 different votes 390 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
32 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
32 Aye 41 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
32 Aye 41 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

85.4%
13% above average
Rank 85 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
504
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
248
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
256
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
64
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£133,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41% below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
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
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
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