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Sarah Edwards vs David Taylor

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 David Taylor
David Taylor
Lab Hemel Hempstead

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and David Taylor voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

327 same votes 0 different votes 327 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
45 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
45 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
45 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 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
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 118 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
590 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
49.8% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
248
50.2% 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
31
-52.6 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 650
46
-99.7 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650
Contributions
37
-108.7 vs Commons average
Rank 561 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
£181,421
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£181,421
20% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API