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Sarah Edwards vs Mrs Kemi Badenoch

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 Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Mrs Kemi Badenoch voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 194 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 190 different votes 194 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
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 10% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
39 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
15 Aye 39 No
15 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
15 Aye 39 No
15 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

63.1%
10% below average
Rank 539 of 649
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,415
2,121 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
702
49.6% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
713
50.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

38
-44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
Appearances
66
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
46
-97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 649
Contributions
277
+133.5 vs Commons average
Rank 68 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
£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£278,687
23% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
18
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
167 of 188 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Trade
73 of 87 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
134 of 163 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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