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Sarah Edwards vs Gregory Stafford

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 Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Gregory Stafford voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 254 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 249 different votes 254 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
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 29% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 6 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
44 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
27 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
27 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 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
75.9%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
448
590 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
46.4% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
240
53.6% 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, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
Appearances
145
+62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
46
-97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 649
Contributions
289
+145.5 vs Commons average
Rank 61 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
£192,386
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£192,386
15% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Tax
101 of 112 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Work / Employment
33 of 39 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Education
41 of 50 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Energy
16 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API