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Lauren Edwards vs Rachel Blake

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Rachel Blake voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 442 shared comparable votes.

439 same votes 3 different votes 442 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
49 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
49 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
49 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 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
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 128 of 650
531
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
516
620 eligible divisions
259
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
264
51.2% of votes cast
272
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
252
48.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
Appearances
80
-12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
66
-94.1 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
Contributions
103
-57.1 vs Commons average
Rank 370 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
£172,923
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41% below average
Latest expenses
£172,923
24% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API