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Sarah Edwards vs Liz Kendall

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 Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Liz Kendall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 258 shared comparable votes.

258 same votes 0 different votes 258 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
25 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 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
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,530
2,376 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
875
57.2% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
655
42.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

39
-45.8 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 650
Appearances
37
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 650
47
-100.7 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650
Contributions
526
+378.3 vs Commons average
Rank 21 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
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
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
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
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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