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Sarah Edwards vs Alison McGovern

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 McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Alison McGovern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 0 different votes 339 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 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 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
69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 431 of 649
470
744 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,651
2,361 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
918
55.6 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
733
44.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

40
-38.1 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
Appearances
68
-10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 649
56
-82.6 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 649
Contributions
446
+307.4 vs Commons average
Rank 24 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
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
12 of 12 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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