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Lauren Edwards vs Priti Patel

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
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Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Priti Patel voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 305 different votes 311 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
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
25 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
41 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
36 Aye 41 No
18 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
36 Aye 41 No
18 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
0 Aye 21 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
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
504
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
248
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
45.4% of votes cast
256
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
800
54.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

46
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 649
Appearances
68
-13.8 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
64
-78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 649
Contributions
95
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 346 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41% below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
14
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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