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Sarah Edwards vs Alison Hume

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 Alison Hume
Alison Hume
Lab Scarborough and Whitby

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Alison Hume voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

317 same votes 4 different votes 321 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
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
44 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 10 No
Benefits 76% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
44 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 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
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 251 of 650
502
800 eligible divisions
Total votes
490
631 eligible divisions
274
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
46.7% of votes cast
228
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
261
53.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Appearances
103
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
77
-87.6 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Contributions
127
-37.6 vs Commons average
Rank 303 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
£231,319
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£231,319
2% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 48 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
32 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API