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Sarah Edwards vs Mike Tapp

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 Mike Tapp
Mike Tapp
Lab Dover and Deal

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Mike Tapp voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 2 different votes 328 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
49 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
49 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
49 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 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
75.9%
4% above average
Rank 288 of 650
502
800 eligible divisions
Total votes
479
631 eligible divisions
274
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.9% of votes cast
228
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
240
50.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% 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
60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
77
-87.6 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Contributions
122
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 324 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
£191,918
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£191,918
15% 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 48 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API