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Lauren Edwards vs Chris Ward

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


Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

377 same votes 0 different votes 377 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
44 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
44 Aye 44 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
44 Aye 44 No
14 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 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
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
504
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
248
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
256
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 649
Appearances
63
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 649
64
-81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 649
Contributions
242
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 97 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API