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Ed Miliband vs Sarah Edwards

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Sarah Edwards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 195 shared comparable votes.

195 same votes 0 different votes 195 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
21 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

55.8 %
17 % below average
Rank 603 of 648
Participation
63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 539 of 648
1,291
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
695 eligible divisions
714
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
256
58.0 % of votes cast
577
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
185
42.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 7 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

43
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 648
Appearances
37
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 648
495
+387.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 648
Contributions
59
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£322,568
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£237,152
5 % above average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 12 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Tax
94 of 135 votes
Energy
45 of 67 votes
#5
Migration
33 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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