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Sarah Edwards vs Dr Al Pinkerton

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 Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Dr Al Pinkerton voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 238 different votes 270 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
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 73% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 1 No
Housing 56% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Energy 50% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 7 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 11% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
44 Aye 27 No
Tax 4% aligned 71 shared votes
30 Aye 41 No

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

Voting record

63.0%
10% below average
Rank 539 of 649
Participation
68.0%
5% below average
Rank 462 of 649
477
757 eligible divisions
Total votes
400
588 eligible divisions
265
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
52.0% of votes cast
212
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
192
48.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.8% of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-41.2 vs Commons average
Rank 498 of 649
Appearances
164
+82.8 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649
48
-93.4 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
Contributions
190
+48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 140 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
£189,783
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£189,783
16% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
23 of 24 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Education
43 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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