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Lauren Edwards vs Kim Leadbeater

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 Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Kim Leadbeater voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 447 shared comparable votes.

447 same votes 0 different votes 447 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
52 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
52 Aye 45 No
31 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
52 Aye 45 No
31 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 95 of 649
Participation
82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 151 of 649
489
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,090
1,325 eligible divisions
244
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
567
52.0 % of votes cast
245
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
523
48.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
5 years, 1 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
Appearances
4
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650
64
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
Contributions
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 613 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
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
63 of 65 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
129 of 142 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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