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Sarah Edwards vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Olivia Blake voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 386 shared comparable votes.

379 same votes 7 different votes 386 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
51 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
51 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 7 No
Benefits 73% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
51 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
51 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

62.6%
10% below average
Rank 546 of 650
Participation
74.5%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 650
504
805 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,269
1,704 eligible divisions
276
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
52.6% of votes cast
228
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
602
47.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

61
-35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650
Appearances
34
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
77
-90.2 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Contributions
38
-129.2 vs Commons average
Rank 581 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
2 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
16 of 16 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 48 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye 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
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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