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Sarah Edwards vs Mr Jonathan Brash

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 Jonathan Brash
Mr Jonathan Brash
Lab Hartlepool

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Mr Jonathan Brash voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 290 shared comparable votes.

284 same votes 6 different votes 290 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
48 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
48 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 83% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
48 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
48 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 342 of 650
504
805 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
636 eligible divisions
276
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
47.1% of votes cast
228
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
247
52.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
Appearances
183
+87.1 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 650
77
-90.1 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Contributions
221
+53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 145 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
£171,030
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£171,030
24% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
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
16 of 16 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
28 of 33 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 33 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 48 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#5
Transport
28 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No rebel
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye rebel
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No 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 Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
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
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API