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Lauren Edwards vs Dame Karen Bradley

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 Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Dame Karen Bradley voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 234 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 230 different votes 234 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
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
1 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
1 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

85.2 %
13 % above average
Rank 95 of 649
Participation
67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 478 of 649
484
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,354 eligible divisions
242
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
739
46.7 % of votes cast
242
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
842
53.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

46
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 649
Appearances
52
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 649
63
-69.7 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 649
Contributions
58
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 457 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
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 75 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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