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Sarah Edwards vs Rachel Gilmour

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 Rachel Gilmour
Rachel Gilmour
LD Tiverton and Minehead

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Rachel Gilmour voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 158 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 128 different votes 158 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 0 No
Housing 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 3 No
Energy 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 11 No
Benefits 18% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 23 No
Tax 2% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
2 Aye 6 No
Defence 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

63.2 %
10 % below average
Rank 537 of 649
Participation
42.3 %
30 % below average
Rank 633 of 649
470
744 eligible divisions
Total votes
243
575 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
133
54.7 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
110
45.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
3
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Appearances
117
+39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650
56
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
Contributions
138
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 200 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
£174,467
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£174,467
23 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
5 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
12 of 12 votes
#1
Housing
24 of 31 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Defence
18 of 34 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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