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Sarah Edwards vs Matt Bishop

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 Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Matt Bishop voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 209 shared comparable votes.

209 same votes 0 different votes 209 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
42 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
42 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
42 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

62.7%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 650
Participation
52.4%
20% below average
Rank 617 of 650
479
764 eligible divisions
Total votes
312
595 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
145
46.5% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
167
53.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

39
-46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 650
Appearances
34
-51.2 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
47
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650
Contributions
45
-103.6 vs Commons average
Rank 533 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
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Tax
77 of 112 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
NHS / Health
7 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API