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Sarah Edwards vs Andrew Western

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 Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 360 shared comparable votes.

360 same votes 0 different votes 360 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
23 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
24 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
24 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

63.1%
10% below average
Rank 539 of 649
Participation
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
712
973 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
348
48.9% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
364
51.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

38
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 649
Appearances
45
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 649
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 649
Contributions
298
+152.1 vs Commons average
Rank 59 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
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
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
16 of 16 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Education
50 of 58 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API