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Sarah Edwards vs Linsey Farnsworth

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 Linsey Farnsworth
Linsey Farnsworth
Lab Amber Valley

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Linsey Farnsworth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 0 different votes 340 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
51 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
51 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
51 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 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
87.3 %
15 % above average
Rank 56 of 649
470
744 eligible divisions
Total votes
502
575 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
261
52.0 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
241
48.0 % 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

40
-38.1 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
Appearances
73
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
56
-82.6 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 649
Contributions
130
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 215 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
£216,552
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,552
4 % 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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API