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Lauren Edwards vs Deirdre Costigan

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 Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Deirdre Costigan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 403 shared comparable votes.

403 same votes 0 different votes 403 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
42 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
42 Aye 41 No
28 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
42 Aye 41 No
28 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 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 86 of 650
Participation
91.1 %
18 % above average
Rank 14 of 650
483
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
563 eligible divisions
241
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
266
51.9 % of votes cast
242
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
247
48.1 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Appearances
14
-57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
61
-65.0 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
Contributions
19
-107.0 vs Commons average
Rank 598 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
£196,485
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£196,485
13 % below average
2
1 registered category
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 61 votes
#5
NHS / Health
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API