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Sarah Edwards vs Bridget Phillipson

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 Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 255 shared comparable votes.

250 same votes 5 different votes 255 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
29 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
22 Aye 2 No
16 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
22 Aye 2 No
16 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

62.6%
10% below average
Rank 546 of 650
Participation
55.8%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
504
805 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,352
2,422 eligible divisions
276
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
811
60.0% of votes cast
228
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
541
40.0% 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
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

61
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
Appearances
82
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
77
-90.1 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Contributions
486
+318.9 vs Commons average
Rank 27 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
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
2 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
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Benefits
28 of 33 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 48 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 94 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
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
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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