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Sarah Edwards vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 286 different votes 292 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 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 10% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
48 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
23 Aye 48 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
23 Aye 48 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
2 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

64.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 527 of 650
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 650
470
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,703
2,349 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
781
45.9 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
922
54.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
Appearances
100
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
60
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
Contributions
113
-12.8 vs Commons average
Rank 229 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
24 of 33 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Defence
64 of 70 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
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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