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Sarah Edwards vs Julia Lopez

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 Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Julia Lopez voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 342 different votes 347 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
5 Aye 23 No
Migration 11% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
60 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
31 Aye 60 No
15 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
31 Aye 60 No
15 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 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
83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 131 of 649
470
744 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,757
2,106 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
842
47.9 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
915
52.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Appearances
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 650
56
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
Contributions
37
-101.3 vs Commons average
Rank 540 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
£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£227,011
same as average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
185 of 188 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 163 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 87 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Tax
251 of 287 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
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