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Brian Mathew vs Sarah Edwards

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

Photograph of Brian Mathew
Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes
vs
Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth

Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Sarah Edwards voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 254 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 226 different votes 254 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
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 5 No
Housing 56% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
2 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
18 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 6% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 14 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

65.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 514 of 650
Participation
64.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 527 of 650
367
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
732 eligible divisions
185
50.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
263
56.0 % of votes cast
182
49.6 % of votes cast
No votes
207
44.0 % of votes cast
11
3.0 % 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 268 of 650
Appearances
42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
74
-51.8 vs Commons average
Rank 379 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

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£322,568
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£237,152
5 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 12 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 33 votes
Housing
27 of 31 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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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