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Lauren Edwards vs Jim Allister

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 Jim Allister
Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Jim Allister voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 316 different votes 361 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
5 Aye 5 No
Migration 40% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 36% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 30% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 21% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 21% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 4% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

85.3%
13% above average
Rank 85 of 649
Participation
70.0%
3% below average
Rank 430 of 649
501
587 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
587 eligible divisions
246
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
203
49.4% of votes cast
255
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
208
50.6% 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

45
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 649
Appearances
194
+113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 20 of 649
63
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649
Contributions
252
+111.4 vs Commons average
Rank 81 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
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41% below average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Education
42 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#4
Tax
90 of 112 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API