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Sarah Edwards vs Elaine Stewart

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 Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Elaine Stewart voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 217 shared comparable votes.

216 same votes 1 different votes 217 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 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
45 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 94% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
45 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
45 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 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
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 564 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
363
590 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
160
44.1% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
203
55.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

39
-45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 650
Appearances
26
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 650
47
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
Contributions
36
-110.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 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
£207,074
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£207,074
8% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
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
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Housing
25 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Tax
81 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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