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Lauren Edwards vs Andrew Western

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


Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

393 same votes 0 different votes 393 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
35 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
35 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
35 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 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
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
504
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
712
973 eligible divisions
248
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
348
48.9% of votes cast
256
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
364
51.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

46
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
Appearances
45
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
64
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649
Contributions
298
+154.5 vs Commons average
Rank 58 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
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41% below average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Education
50 of 58 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API