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Sarah Edwards vs John Whitby

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 Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and John Whitby voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 0 different votes 349 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
45 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
23 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
23 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

63.2 %
10 % below average
Rank 537 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 32 of 649
470
744 eligible divisions
Total votes
510
575 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
262
51.4 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
248
48.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 649
Appearances
62
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 649
58
-79.6 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 649
Contributions
77
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 392 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
£189,571
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£189,571
16 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
12 of 12 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API