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Sarah Edwards vs James Cartlidge

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 James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and James Cartlidge voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

16 same votes 338 different votes 354 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
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 10% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
28 Aye 57 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 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
86.4%
14% above average
Rank 67 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,052
2,376 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
982
47.9% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,070
52.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

38
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 649
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 649
Contributions
155
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 196 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
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Housing
62 of 67 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
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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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