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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 375 shared comparable votes.

375 same votes 0 different votes 375 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

63.1%
10% below average
Rank 539 of 649
Participation
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 440 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,651
2,376 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
940
56.9% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
711
43.1% 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
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

38
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 649
Appearances
38
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 649
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 649
Contributions
67
-78.9 vs Commons average
Rank 457 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
16 of 16 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Tax
97 of 139 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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