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Paul Holmes vs Sarah Edwards

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

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Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley
vs
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Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth

Voting alignment

Paul Holmes and Sarah Edwards voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 341 different votes 348 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
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 11 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 8 No
Migration 7% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
49 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
49 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 14 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

85.1 %
12 % above average
Rank 94 of 649
Participation
63.2 %
10 % below average
Rank 537 of 649
1,398
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
744 eligible divisions
694
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
263
56.0 % of votes cast
704
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
207
44.0 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 10 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 650
Appearances
40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
390
+251.7 vs Commons average
Rank 37 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

£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£322,568
all imported IPSA years
£234,722
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£237,152
5 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 12 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API