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Sarah Edwards vs Shockat Adam

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 Shockat Adam
Shockat Adam
Ind Leicester South

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Shockat Adam voted the same way 41% of the time, based on 239 shared comparable votes.

99 same votes 140 different votes 239 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
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 5 No
Transport 80% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 1 No
Housing 78% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 64% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 12% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 20% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 29% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 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
59.0%
14% below average
Rank 581 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
348
590 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
190
54.6% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
158
45.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 649
Appearances
188
+104.3 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 649
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 649
Contributions
206
+60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£231,212
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£231,212
2% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
23 of 34 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Education
31 of 50 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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