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Sarah Edwards vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 267 shared comparable votes.

104 same votes 163 different votes 267 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
5 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 73% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 4 No
Energy 50% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 1 No
Housing 50% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 12% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
47 Aye 20 No
Tax 15% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No

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

Voting record

63.2 %
10 % below average
Rank 537 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
470
744 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

40
-37.6 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 649
Appearances
68
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649
56
-81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 649
Contributions
116
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
13
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
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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