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Sarah Edwards vs Oliver Ryan

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 Oliver Ryan
Oliver Ryan
Lab Burnley

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Oliver Ryan voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 2 different votes 328 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
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
46 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
46 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

62.7%
10% below average
Rank 546 of 650
Participation
81.9%
10% above average
Rank 152 of 650
502
800 eligible divisions
Total votes
517
631 eligible divisions
274
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
47.4% of votes cast
228
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
272
52.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Appearances
36
-58.5 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650
77
-87.6 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Contributions
40
-124.6 vs Commons average
Rank 570 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
£234,505
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£234,505
4% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Education
48 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#3
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 48 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API