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Paul Davies vs Lauren Edwards

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

Photograph of Paul Davies
Paul Davies
Lab Colne Valley
vs
Photograph of Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood

Voting alignment

Paul Davies and Lauren Edwards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 446 shared comparable votes.

446 same votes 0 different votes 446 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
52 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
52 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
52 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

94.2 %
21 % above average
Rank 4 of 647
Participation
86.9 %
14 % above average
Rank 69 of 647
502
533 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
533 eligible divisions
263
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
238
51.4 % of votes cast
239
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
225
48.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 647
Appearances
33
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 647
49
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 647
Contributions
39
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£194,533
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£133,786
all imported IPSA years
£194,533
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£133,786
41 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Education
49 of 49 votes
#1
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API