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Sarah Edwards vs Cat Eccles

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 Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Cat Eccles voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 223 shared comparable votes.

217 same votes 6 different votes 223 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
24 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 50% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
24 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 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
58.0%
14% below average
Rank 587 of 650
504
805 eligible divisions
Total votes
369
636 eligible divisions
276
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
164
44.4% of votes cast
228
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
205
55.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.7% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
Appearances
120
+23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
77
-92.2 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650
Contributions
149
-20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 260 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
£179,390
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£179,390
21% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
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
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Benefits
28 of 33 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 48 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#5
Energy
16 of 20 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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
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