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Sarah Edwards vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Priti Patel voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 321 different votes 327 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 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 25 No
Migration 10% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
26 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 31 shared votes
6 Aye 25 No
52 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
29 Aye 52 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
29 Aye 52 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
1 Aye 15 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
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
45.4% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
800
54.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

38
-44.2 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 649
Appearances
68
-14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 649
46
-97.3 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 649
Contributions
95
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 349 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
14
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
189 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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