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Lauren Edwards

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Rochester and Strood · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: lauren.edwards.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Constituency office

Tel: 0207 219 7667

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
85.9%
542 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
58 meetings attended
Debate contributions
109
in the 7 year window
Written questions
50
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

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

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Rochester and Strood4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
85.9%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
542

joint 63rd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Lauren Edwards voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 95.9%95.9%2025: 82.3%82.3%2026: 87.7%87.7%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236207 87.7%
2025322265 82.3%
20247370 95.9%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631542 85.9%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
109
Written questions
50
Oral questions
21
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
58

524th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Lauren Edwards: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0132538502024: 101020242025: 303020252026: 10102026
Oral questions per year
Lauren Edwards: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 4420242025: 7720252026: 10102026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 67 24 10 10 0 1 0
2025 27 23 30 7 0 0 0
2024 15 11 10 4 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Member 28 October 2024 58 of 58 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
109
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
58
distinct debates

joint 569th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Lauren Edwards: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002024: 151520242025: 272720252026: 67672026
Debates participated in per year
Lauren Edwards: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year061319252024: 111120242025: 232320252026: 24242026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Rochester and Strood
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Constituency: Rochester and Strood

Rochester and Strood constituency boundary
Area
146.4 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 2,930
Electorate
74,257 · turnout 57.4%
Postcode areas
ME1, ME2, ME3, ME4, ME5, ME7

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.