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Matt Western vs Lauren Edwards

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Lauren Edwards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 0 different votes 355 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
49 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
49 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
49 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 649
Participation
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 94 of 649
1,565
2,104 eligible divisions
Total votes
487
573 eligible divisions
874
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
242
49.7 % of votes cast
691
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
245
50.3 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
Appearances
47
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
113
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 649
Contributions
65
-71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£133,786
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£133,786
41 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
3
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Defence
32 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API