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Lauren Edwards vs Brendan O'Hara

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
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Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 150 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 92 different votes 150 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 0 No
Education 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 78% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 56% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 7 No
Benefits 38% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 5 No
Energy 10% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
29 Aye 23 No
Tax 13% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Transport 38% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 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
57.9 %
15 % below average
Rank 589 of 649
489
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,366
2,361 eligible divisions
244
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
752
55.1 % of votes cast
245
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
614
44.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
64
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
Contributions
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 391 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
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Migration
163 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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