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Lauren Edwards vs Jayne Kirkham

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 Jayne Kirkham
Jayne Kirkham
Lab Truro and Falmouth

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Jayne Kirkham voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 406 shared comparable votes.

406 same votes 0 different votes 406 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 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
44 Aye 40 No
28 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
44 Aye 40 No
28 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 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
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 150 of 650
483
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
464
563 eligible divisions
241
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
50.6 % of votes cast
242
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
229
49.4 % 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

45
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
Appearances
164
+92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650
61
-65.2 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Contributions
195
+68.8 vs Commons average
Rank 106 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
£143,536
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£143,536
37 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 61 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API