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Sarah Edwards vs Josh Dean

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 Josh Dean
Josh Dean
Lab Hertford and Stortford

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Josh Dean voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 1 different votes 353 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
52 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
52 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
52 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

63.3 %
9 % below average
Rank 535 of 649
Participation
93.4 %
21 % above average
Rank 6 of 649
470
742 eligible divisions
Total votes
535
573 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
270
50.5 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
265
49.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 649
Appearances
56
-21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 649
58
-78.7 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649
Contributions
64
-72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 441 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
£169,396
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£169,396
25 % 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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
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