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Sarah Edwards vs Dame Karen Bradley

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
vs
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Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Dame Karen Bradley voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 271 different votes 280 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 10% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
32 Aye 16 No
Tax 2% aligned 48 shared votes
15 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 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
67.0%
6% below average
Rank 477 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,592
2,376 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
744
46.7% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
848
53.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

38
-44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
46
-97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 405 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
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Work / Employment
61 of 77 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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