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Sarah Edwards vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Ian Lavery voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 423 shared comparable votes.

409 same votes 14 different votes 423 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
51 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
51 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 74% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
51 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
51 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

62.6%
10% below average
Rank 546 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
504
805 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,422 eligible divisions
276
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,026
55.4% of votes cast
228
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
826
44.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

61
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Appearances
102
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 650
77
-91.2 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650
Contributions
120
-48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 340 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Benefits
28 of 33 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 68 votes
Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 48 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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