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Sarah Edwards vs Mr Clive Betts

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 Mr Clive Betts
Mr Clive Betts
Lab Sheffield South East

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Mr Clive Betts voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 396 shared comparable votes.

396 same votes 0 different votes 396 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
57 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
57 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
57 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 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
76.5 %
4 % above average
Rank 278 of 650
470
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,796
2,349 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,011
56.3 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
785
43.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
Appearances
47
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
60
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
Contributions
47
-78.8 vs Commons average
Rank 494 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
£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,690
38 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 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
12 of 12 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Defence
24 of 33 votes
#4
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API