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Sarah Edwards vs Chris Murray

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 Chris Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Chris Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

292 same votes 0 different votes 292 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
44 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
44 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
44 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 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
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 256 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
49.7% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
230
50.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Appearances
47
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
46
-99.7 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650
Contributions
72
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 440 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
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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