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Sarah Edwards vs Mr Toby Perkins

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
vs
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Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 1 different votes 347 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
28 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
28 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
28 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 649
470
744 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
959
55.3 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
774
44.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

40
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
Appearances
82
+4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 649
56
-81.1 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 649
Contributions
142
+4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 191 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
£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,578
36 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
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
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