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Sarah Edwards vs Christian Wakeford

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 Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Christian Wakeford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

393 same votes 0 different votes 393 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
43 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
43 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
43 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

64.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 527 of 650
Participation
86.0 %
13 % above average
Rank 77 of 650
470
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,403
1,631 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
673
48.0 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
730
52.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
Appearances
1
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 650
60
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
Contributions
1
-124.8 vs Commons average
Rank 633 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
£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£335,718
48 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
12 of 12 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Defence
68 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
#3
Work / Employment
61 of 65 votes
Defence
24 of 33 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API