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Lauren Edwards vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 270 different votes 276 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
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
39 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
30 Aye 39 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
30 Aye 39 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
1 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
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
504
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
248
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
790
45.9% of votes cast
256
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
930
54.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

46
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
Appearances
145
+62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
64
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649
Contributions
181
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 155 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41% below average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#4
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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