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Lauren Edwards vs David Taylor

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 David Taylor
David Taylor
Lab Hemel Hempstead

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and David Taylor voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 408 shared comparable votes.

408 same votes 0 different votes 408 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 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
44 Aye 38 No
29 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
44 Aye 38 No
29 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 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

87.0 %
14 % above average
Rank 66 of 647
Participation
85.7 %
13 % above average
Rank 93 of 647
467
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
460
537 eligible divisions
239
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
50.0 % of votes cast
228
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
230
50.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

35
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 647
Appearances
29
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 647
41
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 647
Contributions
33
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£133,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,421
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£181,421
20 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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

Defence
22 of 22 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API