Compare

Sarah Edwards vs Dame Diana Johnson

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 Dame Diana Johnson
Dame Diana Johnson
Lab Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Dame Diana Johnson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 0 different votes 366 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
47 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
47 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
32 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
47 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
32 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

63.8 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
Participation
69.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 440 of 649
470
737 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,634
2,354 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
933
57.1 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
701
42.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

40
-35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 649
Appearances
28
-47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 649
57
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
Contributions
101
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,849,618
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£246,131
9 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
64 of 69 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
#3
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
73 of 89 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API