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Lauren Edwards vs Blake Stephenson

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


Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 356 different votes 365 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
44 Aye 40 No
Tax 1% aligned 84 shared votes
39 Aye 45 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
0 Aye 14 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
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
504
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
248
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
256
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 649
Appearances
80
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 649
64
-78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 649
Contributions
116
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 281 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41% below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API