Compare

Lauren Edwards vs Oliver Ryan

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 Oliver Ryan
Oliver Ryan
Lab Burnley

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Oliver Ryan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 394 shared comparable votes.

394 same votes 0 different votes 394 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
46 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
46 Aye 44 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
46 Aye 44 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 86 of 650
Participation
82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 160 of 650
483
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
462
563 eligible divisions
241
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
221
47.8 % of votes cast
242
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
241
52.2 % 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

45
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Appearances
33
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 650
61
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
Contributions
43
-82.8 vs Commons average
Rank 511 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
£234,505
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£234,505
4 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
48 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Transport
27 of 29 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 61 votes
#5
Tax
99 of 111 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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API