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Sarah Edwards vs John Lamont

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 John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and John Lamont voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 390 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 380 different votes 390 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 25 No
Migration 10% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 38 shared votes
12 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 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
85.0%
12% above average
Rank 94 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,803
2,121 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
871
48.3% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
932
51.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

38
-44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
Appearances
152
+69.7 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 649
46
-97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 649
Contributions
240
+96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 95 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
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
150 of 163 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 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
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
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
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
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
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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