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Sarah Edwards vs Matt Western

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 Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Matt Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 384 shared comparable votes.

384 same votes 0 different votes 384 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
59 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
59 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
59 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

64.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 527 of 650
Participation
74.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 329 of 650
470
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,560
2,094 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
873
56.0 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
687
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
Appearances
83
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 650
60
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
Contributions
96
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 291 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
£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,296
38 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 161 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
Defence
24 of 33 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
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: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API