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Lauren Edwards vs Lewis Atkinson

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 Lewis Atkinson
Lewis Atkinson
Lab Sunderland Central

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Lewis Atkinson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 454 shared comparable votes.

454 same votes 0 different votes 454 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
42 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
42 Aye 39 No
30 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
42 Aye 39 No
30 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

85.4%
13% above average
Rank 85 of 649
Participation
88.8%
16% above average
Rank 30 of 649
504
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
590 eligible divisions
248
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
263
50.2% of votes cast
256
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
261
49.8% 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

46
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
Appearances
78
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 649
64
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649
Contributions
111
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 302 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
£221,126
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41% below average
Latest expenses
£221,126
2% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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