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Sarah Edwards vs Alex Sobel

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 Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Alex Sobel voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 5 different votes 354 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
41 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
41 Aye 31 No
8 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
22 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 91% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
41 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
41 Aye 31 No
8 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
22 Aye 3 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 546 of 650
Participation
72.0%
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
502
800 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,557
2,162 eligible divisions
274
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
843
54.1% of votes cast
228
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
714
45.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Appearances
127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
77
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Contributions
169
+4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 203 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
£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£328,194
45% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 48 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 163 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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