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Lauren Edwards vs Sarah Coombes

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 Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 405 shared comparable votes.

405 same votes 0 different votes 405 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
44 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
44 Aye 39 No
25 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
44 Aye 39 No
25 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 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 86 of 650
Participation
81.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 176 of 650
483
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
563 eligible divisions
241
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
50.2 % of votes cast
242
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
228
49.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
Appearances
57
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
61
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Contributions
75
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 376 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
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 61 votes
#5
Education
44 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API