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Sarah Edwards vs Esther McVey

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 Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Esther McVey voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 262 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
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 24 No
Migration 10% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
37 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
17 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
17 Aye 37 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 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
64.7%
8% below average
Rank 522 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,373
2,121 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
630
45.9% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
743
54.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
54
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

38
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 649
Appearances
110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 649
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 649
Contributions
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 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
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 87 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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