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Ruth Cadbury vs Lauren Edwards

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Lauren Edwards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 401 shared comparable votes.

401 same votes 0 different votes 401 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
50 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
50 Aye 39 No
14 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
14 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
50 Aye 39 No
14 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
14 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

75.0%
2% above average
Rank 311 of 649
Participation
85.4%
13% above average
Rank 85 of 649
1,781
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
504
590 eligible divisions
990
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
49.2% of votes cast
791
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
256
50.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 649
Appearances
46
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
73
-70.5 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 649
Contributions
64
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£133,786
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30% above average
Latest expenses
£133,786
41% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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

Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
Education
78 of 96 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
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