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Lauren Edwards vs Sam Carling

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 Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 428 shared comparable votes.

428 same votes 0 different votes 428 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
50 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
50 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
50 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

87.0 %
14 % above average
Rank 66 of 647
Participation
90.7 %
18 % above average
Rank 17 of 647
467
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
487
537 eligible divisions
239
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
258
53.0 % of votes cast
228
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
229
47.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 647
Appearances
55
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 647
40
-72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 647
Contributions
76
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£133,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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

Defence
22 of 22 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API