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Sarah Edwards vs Matthew Patrick

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

334 same votes 9 different votes 343 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
47 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
47 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
47 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

62.6%
10% below average
Rank 546 of 650
Participation
81.9%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 650
504
805 eligible divisions
Total votes
521
636 eligible divisions
276
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
254
48.8% of votes cast
228
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
267
51.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.7% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
Appearances
44
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 650
77
-92.2 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650
Contributions
113
-56.2 vs Commons average
Rank 357 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
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Benefits
28 of 33 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 48 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API