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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 481 shared comparable votes.

481 same votes 0 different votes 481 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 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
50 Aye 46 No
32 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
50 Aye 46 No
32 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 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

85.8%
13% above average
Rank 73 of 650
Participation
89.5%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 650
538
627 eligible divisions
Total votes
561
627 eligible divisions
266
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
294
52.4% of votes cast
272
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
267
47.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Appearances
60
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
64
-98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
Contributions
82
-80.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 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
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41% below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
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