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Sarah Edwards vs Ed Miliband

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 Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Ed Miliband voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 202 shared comparable votes.

202 same votes 0 different votes 202 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
21 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

62.7%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 650
Participation
54.9%
18% below average
Rank 608 of 650
479
764 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,307
2,381 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
724
55.4% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
583
44.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

39
-46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 650
Appearances
58
-27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 650
47
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650
Contributions
662
+513.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 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
£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£221,136
2% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
129 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Trade
60 of 91 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
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
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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