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Sarah Edwards vs Lauren Edwards

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 Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Lauren Edwards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 0 different votes 350 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
48 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
48 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
48 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 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
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 95 of 649
470
744 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
575 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
244
49.9 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
245
50.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 649
Appearances
46
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 649
58
-79.6 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 649
Contributions
64
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 445 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
£133,786
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£133,786
41 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Defence
32 of 34 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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API