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Sarah Edwards vs Mr Will Forster

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

Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
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Photograph of Mr Will Forster
Mr Will Forster
LD Woking

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 230 different votes 276 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 2 No
Energy 63% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 1 No
Housing 56% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 13% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
44 Aye 27 No
Tax 4% aligned 71 shared votes
30 Aye 41 No
15 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 6% aligned 16 shared votes
2 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
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 649
470
744 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
575 eligible divisions
263
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
52.7% of votes cast
207
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
203
47.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Appearances
172
+93.7 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 650
56
-83.0 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 650
Contributions
216
+77.0 vs Commons average
Rank 108 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
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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
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