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Blake Stephenson vs Sarah Edwards

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

Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire
vs
Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Sarah Edwards voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 277 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 274 different votes 277 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
5 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
30 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
44 Aye 30 No
3 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
21 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
44 Aye 30 No
3 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
21 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
0 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
64.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 527 of 650
405
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
732 eligible divisions
184
45.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
263
56.0 % of votes cast
221
54.6 % of votes cast
No votes
207
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

67
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Appearances
42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
90
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
60
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£203,629
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£322,568
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£237,152
5 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 12 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
Tax
91 of 111 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 33 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#5
Tax
97 of 138 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API