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Sarah Edwards vs Kerry McCarthy

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
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Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 422 shared comparable votes.

421 same votes 1 different votes 422 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
60 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
60 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
60 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 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
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
470
744 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
818
43.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
56
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
Contributions
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Education
84 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
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
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