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Sarah Edwards vs Kate Dearden

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 Kate Dearden
Kate Dearden
Lab Halifax

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Kate Dearden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 278 shared comparable votes.

278 same votes 0 different votes 278 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
41 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 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
86.1%
13% above average
Rank 74 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
508
590 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
247
48.6% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
261
51.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Appearances
82
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
46
-99.7 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650
Contributions
206
+60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 131 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
£175,203
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£175,203
23% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
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
16 of 16 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API