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Sarah Edwards vs Katie Lam

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 Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Katie Lam voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 217 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 214 different votes 217 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
13 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
41 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
26 Aye 41 No
12 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
26 Aye 41 No
12 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

63.7 %
9 % below average
Rank 534 of 647
Participation
68.1 %
5 % below average
Rank 469 of 647
453
711 eligible divisions
Total votes
369
542 eligible divisions
259
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
177
48.0 % of votes cast
194
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
192
52.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 7 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 647
Appearances
79
+13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 647
59
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 647
Contributions
88
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Tax
100 of 108 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Tax
94 of 135 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 26 votes
#5
Migration
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API