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Sarah Edwards vs Keir Mather

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 Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Keir Mather voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

358 same votes 0 different votes 358 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
40 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
40 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
40 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

63.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 534 of 649
Participation
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 308 of 649
470
739 eligible divisions
Total votes
584
776 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
288
49.3 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
296
50.7 % 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
2 years, 11 months
Since 20 Jul 2023

Debates

40
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 649
Appearances
94
+18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649
57
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
Contributions
432
+297.5 vs Commons average
Rank 26 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
£451,152
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,391
35 % 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
Education
50 of 52 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Transport
31 of 33 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
NHS / Health
12 of 14 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