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Lauren Edwards vs Sir John Whittingdale

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 287 different votes 293 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
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 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
80.7 %
8 % above average
Rank 190 of 650
483
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,896
2,349 eligible divisions
241
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.7 % of votes cast
242
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
991
52.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

45
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Appearances
74
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
61
-64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
Contributions
105
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 256 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
6 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
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
60 of 61 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 70 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API