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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 433 shared comparable votes.

433 same votes 0 different votes 433 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 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
52 Aye 42 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
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
52 Aye 42 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
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 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

86.9 %
14 % above average
Rank 69 of 647
Participation
83.0 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 647
463
533 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,065
1,283 eligible divisions
238
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
555
52.1 % of votes cast
225
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
510
47.9 % 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
4 years, 11 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

33
-29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 647
Appearances
4
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 647
39
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 647
Contributions
8
-104.7 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 647

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
2
1 registered category
0
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

Defence
22 of 22 votes
#1
Defence
39 of 40 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
62 of 64 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
129 of 141 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API