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Lauren Edwards vs Steve Race

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 Steve Race
Steve Race
Lab Exeter

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Steve Race voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 445 shared comparable votes.

445 same votes 0 different votes 445 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
45 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
45 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
45 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 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
85.8%
13% above average
Rank 79 of 649
504
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
506
590 eligible divisions
248
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
269
53.2% of votes cast
256
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
237
46.8% 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
98
+15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 649
64
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649
Contributions
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 285 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
£194,803
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41% below average
Latest expenses
£194,803
14% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API