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Sarah Edwards vs Maureen Burke

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 Maureen Burke
Maureen Burke
Lab Glasgow North East

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Maureen Burke voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

218 same votes 2 different votes 220 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
23 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 85% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 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 546 of 650
Participation
60.1%
12% below average
Rank 572 of 650
502
800 eligible divisions
Total votes
379
631 eligible divisions
274
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
164
43.3% of votes cast
228
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
215
56.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.8% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Appearances
27
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
77
-87.6 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Contributions
33
-131.6 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£166,388
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£166,388
26% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 48 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 20 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#5
Housing
23 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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