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Lauren Edwards

LabourRochester and Strood

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Lauren Edwards is the Labour MP for Rochester and Strood, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

504

Votes Cast

£133,786

Expenses 2024-25

2,930

Majority

36.2%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£133,786

Staffing£107,396
Office£25,638
Travel£589
Accommodation£164
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Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 42,598 voters

✓Labour
15,403 votes36.2%
Conservative
12,473 votes29.3%
Reform UK
9,966 votes23.4%
Green Party
2,427 votes5.7%
Liberal Democrat
1,894 votes4.5%
Workers Party of Britain
245 votes0.6%
Heritage Party
190 votes0.5%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

50

Written Questions

32

Oral Questions

53

Debates Spoken In⚑

101

Speeches⚑

504

Divisions Voted

⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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Aye: 248No: 256

504 votes — page 20 of 21

AYE

Budget Resolution No. 35: Stamp duty land tax (additional dwellings: purchases before 1 April 2025)

6 Nov 2024

You
AYE

Budget Resolution No. 36: Stamp duty land tax (additional dwellings: purchases on or after 1 April 2025)

6 Nov 2024

You
AYE

Budget Resolution No. 44: Rates of alcohol duty

6 Nov 2024

You
AYE

Budget Resolution No. 7: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)

6 Nov 2024

You
3 NO

Great British Energy Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 29 Oct 2024

NOAmendment 6
You
NOAmendment 4
You
NOAmendment 8
You
AYE

Great British Energy Bill: Third Reading

29 Oct 2024

You
1 AYE1 NO

Employment Rights Bill

2 votes · 21 Oct 2024

AYESecond Reading
You
NOReasoned Amendment to Second Reading
You
2 NO

Opposition day

2 votes · 16 Oct 2024

NOAccess to primary healthcare
You
NOCarer's allowance
You
NO

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading

15 Oct 2024

You
NO

Renters' Rights Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading

9 Oct 2024

You
2 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 8 Oct 2024

NOFarming and food security
You
NOVAT on independent schools
You
NO

Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul

10 Sept 2024

You
NO

Opposition day: Winter Fuel Payment

10 Sept 2024

You
NO

Great British Energy Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading

5 Sept 2024

You
2 NO

Budget Responsibility Bill

2 votes · 4 Sept 2024

NOCommittee: Amendment 9
You
NOCommittee: Amendment 2
You
3 NO

Passenger Railway Services Bill (Public Ownership) Bill

3 votes · 3 Sept 2024

NOCommittee: Amendment 21
You
NOCommittee: Amendment 17
You
NOCommittee: Amendment 14
You
AYE

Passenger Railway Services Bill (Public Ownership) Bill: Second Reading

29 Jul 2024

You
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Financial Interests(2)

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Miscellaneous

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Unpaid Director, Route to Zero Ltd. (Registered 2 August 2024)

Registered 2 August 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Date interest arose
5 July 2024
Date interest ended
6 February 2025

Registered 4 August 2024; updated 1 October 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Lauren in Parliament

Written Questions50Oral Questions32Early Day Motions

Lauren has not sponsored any Early Day Motions.

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