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Sarah Edwards vs Blake Stephenson

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 Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 277 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 274 different votes 277 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
14 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
44 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
30 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
3 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
30 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
3 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
0 Aye 14 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
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 399 of 649
470
744 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
45.1 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
225
54.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Appearances
70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
56
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
Contributions
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 318 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Tax
91 of 111 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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