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Lauren Edwards vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 471 shared comparable votes.

464 same votes 7 different votes 471 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 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
42 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 78% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 97% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
42 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
42 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

85.6%
13% above average
Rank 74 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
531
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,339
1,688 eligible divisions
259
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
695
51.9% of votes cast
272
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

46
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650
Appearances
89
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650
67
-91.5 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650
Contributions
85
-73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 427 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41% below average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API