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Sarah Edwards vs Karin Smyth

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 Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

374 same votes 0 different votes 374 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
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
44 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
44 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

64.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 527 of 650
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 650
470
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,704
2,349 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
952
55.9 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
752
44.1 % 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
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
Appearances
100
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
60
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
Contributions
352
+226.2 vs Commons average
Rank 33 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
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Education
81 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Defence
24 of 33 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 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