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Sarah Edwards vs Laura Trott

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 Laura Trott
Laura Trott
Con Sevenoaks

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Laura Trott voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 273 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 262 different votes 273 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
2 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 24 No
Migration 10% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
17 Aye 32 No
15 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 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
74.5%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,658 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
640
51.8% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
595
48.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

38
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Appearances
32
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 650
46
-99.7 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650
Contributions
52
-93.7 vs Commons average
Rank 503 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
£1,164,100
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£284,794
26% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 44 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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