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Sarah Edwards vs Nick Smith

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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 396 shared comparable votes.

396 same votes 0 different votes 396 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
55 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
55 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
55 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

64.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 527 of 650
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 650
470
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,756
2,349 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,005
57.2 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
751
42.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
Appearances
75
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
60
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
Contributions
104
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
Education
88 of 95 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Defence
24 of 33 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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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Voting source Commons Votes API