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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.


Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 454 shared comparable votes.

454 same votes 0 different votes 454 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 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
50 Aye 45 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
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
50 Aye 45 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
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 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
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
504
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
248
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
256
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.7% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
Appearances
58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
64
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649
Contributions
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 416 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
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41% below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API