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Peter Fortune vs Sarah Edwards

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

Photograph of Peter Fortune
Peter Fortune
Con Bromley and Biggin Hill
vs
Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth

Voting alignment

Peter Fortune and Sarah Edwards voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 267 different votes 271 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
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
25 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
49 Aye 25 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
49 Aye 25 No
4 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

72.5 %
same as average
Rank 368 of 650
Participation
64.1 %
9 % below average
Rank 530 of 650
409
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
733 eligible divisions
177
43.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
263
56.0 % of votes cast
232
56.7 % 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, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

119
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
Appearances
42
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
144
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
Contributions
60
-67.6 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£180,830
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£322,568
all imported IPSA years
£180,830
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£237,152
5 % above average
3
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 12 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
Education
40 of 49 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 34 votes
Tax
90 of 111 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API