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Lauren Edwards vs Joe Powell

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 Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Joe Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

369 same votes 0 different votes 369 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
34 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

85.2 %
13 % above average
Rank 95 of 649
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 317 of 649
484
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
425
568 eligible divisions
242
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
201
47.3 % of votes cast
242
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
224
52.7 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

47
-28.2 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 649
Appearances
79
+3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 649
65
-68.4 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
Contributions
110
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 263 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
£214,410
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£214,410
5 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 29 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