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Sarah Edwards vs Al Carns

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 Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Al Carns voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 212 shared comparable votes.

212 same votes 0 different votes 212 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
27 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

62.7%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 650
Participation
53.3%
19% below average
Rank 613 of 650
479
764 eligible divisions
Total votes
317
595 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
149
47.0% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
168
53.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

39
-46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 650
Appearances
82
-3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
47
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650
Contributions
283
+134.4 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,101
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£170,101
25% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
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
16 of 16 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
21 of 32 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Defence
22 of 34 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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API