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Sarah Edwards vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 260 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 230 different votes 260 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
7 Aye 0 No
Housing 86% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
20 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 20% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 20 No
Migration 20% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 11% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

63.0%
10% below average
Rank 539 of 649
Participation
61.9%
11% below average
Rank 557 of 649
477
757 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,470
2,374 eligible divisions
265
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
732
49.8% of votes cast
212
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
738
50.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

40
-41.7 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 649
Appearances
106
+24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
48
-94.2 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 649
Contributions
149
+6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 196 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
16 of 16 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
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