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Sarah Edwards vs Lucy Powell

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 Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Lucy Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

358 same votes 0 different votes 358 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
43 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
43 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
43 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

63.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 534 of 649
Participation
65.8 %
7 % below average
Rank 502 of 649
470
739 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,550
2,356 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
873
56.3 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
677
43.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
13 years, 7 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

40
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 649
Appearances
5
-70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
57
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
Contributions
147
+12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 180 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
£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£249,415
10 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Defence
51 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API