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Sarah Edwards vs Jess Phillips

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
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Photograph of Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Jess Phillips voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 0 different votes 344 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
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
40 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
40 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 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
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 444 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,645
2,376 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
57.3% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
702
42.7% 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
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

38
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Appearances
56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 650
46
-99.7 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650
Contributions
223
+77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 114 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
£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£267,662
18% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
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
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Defence
56 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API