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Lauren Edwards vs Dr Beccy Cooper

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 Dr Beccy Cooper
Dr Beccy Cooper
Lab Worthing West

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Dr Beccy Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 0 different votes 381 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
43 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
43 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
43 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 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
74.1%
1% above average
Rank 332 of 649
504
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
590 eligible divisions
248
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
224
51.3% of votes cast
256
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
213
48.7% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
Appearances
45
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 649
64
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649
Contributions
64
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 464 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
£235,147
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41% below average
Latest expenses
£235,147
4% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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