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Sarah Edwards vs Shivani Raja

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 Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Shivani Raja voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 224 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 220 different votes 224 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
2 Aye 8 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
41 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
22 Aye 41 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
22 Aye 41 No
23 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
4 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

63.8 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
Participation
63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 542 of 649
470
737 eligible divisions
Total votes
358
568 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
179
50.0 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
179
50.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 649
Appearances
3
-71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 649
57
-75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649
Contributions
3
-129.7 vs Commons average
Rank 630 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
£205,066
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£205,066
9 % 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
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
#3
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Transport
22 of 29 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 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