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Sarah Edwards vs Adam Thompson

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

Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
vs
Photograph of Adam Thompson
Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Adam Thompson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 0 different votes 346 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
50 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
50 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
50 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

63.2 %
10 % below average
Rank 537 of 649
Participation
92.9 %
20 % above average
Rank 9 of 649
470
744 eligible divisions
Total votes
534
575 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
267
50.0 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
267
50.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 649
Appearances
90
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
56
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 649
Contributions
103
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,664
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,664
21 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
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

Democracy / Parliament
12 of 12 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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