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Sarah Edwards vs Peter Fortune

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 Peter Fortune
Peter Fortune
Con Bromley and Biggin Hill

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Peter Fortune voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 267 different votes 271 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
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
49 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
25 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
25 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 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
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 373 of 650
470
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
408
563 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
177
43.4 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
231
56.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
Appearances
118
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
60
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
Contributions
143
+17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 171 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
£180,830
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£180,830
20 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Defence
24 of 33 votes
#4
Education
40 of 49 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Tax
90 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API