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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Sarah Edwards

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

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Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
vs
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Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Sarah Edwards voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 272 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 240 different votes 272 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
8 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 73% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 5 No
Housing 56% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 50% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 12 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 11% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
30 Aye 41 No
Tax 4% aligned 71 shared votes
44 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 649
Participation
63.1%
10% below average
Rank 539 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
479
759 eligible divisions
208
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
267
55.7% of votes cast
194
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
212
44.3% of votes cast
13
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

167
+83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 649
Appearances
38
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 649
197
+51.1 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
Contributions
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£322,568
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£237,152
5% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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
23 of 24 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 16 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
97 of 139 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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