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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 192 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 188 different votes 192 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

63.8 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
470
737 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,407
2,099 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
698
49.6 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
709
50.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

40
-35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 649
Appearances
59
-16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 649
57
-76.4 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
Contributions
237
+103.6 vs Commons average
Rank 81 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
17
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
12 of 12 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 188 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 85 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 161 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
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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Voting source Commons Votes API