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Sarah Edwards vs Paul Holmes

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
vs
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Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Paul Holmes voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 347 different votes 356 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
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 7 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 23 No
Migration 7% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
27 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 38 shared votes
12 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
25 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 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
85.0%
12% above average
Rank 93 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,410
1,658 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
702
49.8% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
708
50.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

38
-44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
Appearances
112
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649
46
-97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 649
Contributions
385
+241.5 vs Commons average
Rank 39 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
£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£234,722
4% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
63 of 63 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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