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Sarah Edwards vs Mark Garnier

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
vs
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Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Mark Garnier voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 327 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
2 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 22 No
Migration 11% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
43 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
29 Aye 43 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
29 Aye 43 No
18 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 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
83.5%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,985
2,376 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
970
48.9% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,015
51.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3% of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

38
-43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 649
Appearances
74
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 649
46
-96.7 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 649
Contributions
121
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 260 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
£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£260,744
15% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
22
7 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
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 171 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
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