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Lauren Edwards vs Claire Hughes

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 Claire Hughes
Claire Hughes
Lab Bangor Aberconwy

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Claire Hughes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 483 shared comparable votes.

483 same votes 0 different votes 483 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
59 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
59 Aye 44 No
29 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
59 Aye 44 No
29 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

85.8%
13% above average
Rank 73 of 650
Participation
90.3%
18% above average
Rank 18 of 650
538
627 eligible divisions
Total votes
566
627 eligible divisions
266
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
290
51.2% of votes cast
272
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
276
48.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-50.4 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Appearances
0
-94.4 vs Commons average
Rank 645 of 650
64
-100.5 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Contributions
0
-164.5 vs Commons average
Rank 644 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
£180,797
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41% below average
Latest expenses
£180,797
20% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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