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Joe Robertson vs Sarah Edwards

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

Photograph of Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East
vs
Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth

Voting alignment

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

4 same votes 273 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
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
29 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
48 Aye 29 No
4 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
48 Aye 29 No
4 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 649
Participation
63.2 %
10 % below average
Rank 537 of 649
432
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
744 eligible divisions
193
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
263
56.0 % of votes cast
239
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
207
44.0 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 10 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

155
+77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 650
Appearances
40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
257
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 650
Contributions
56
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£322,568
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£237,152
5 % above average
3
3 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

Housing
27 of 31 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 12 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 34 votes
Education
40 of 50 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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API