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Sarah Edwards vs Sir Christopher Chope

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 Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 236 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 233 different votes 236 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 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
54 Aye 21 No
Tax 1% aligned 75 shared votes
20 Aye 55 No
5 Aye 23 No
Migration 0% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 2 No
Benefits 0% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 23 No
Migration 0% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 2 No
Benefits 0% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 11 shared votes
0 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 2 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

63.7 %
9 % below average
Rank 534 of 647
Participation
59.7 %
13 % below average
Rank 580 of 647
453
711 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,389
2,328 eligible divisions
259
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
590
42.5 % of votes cast
194
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
799
57.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
72
5.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 7 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

38
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 647
Appearances
30
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 647
59
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 647
Contributions
46
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
266
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
192 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
#3
Migration
132 of 169 votes
Tax
94 of 135 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 26 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API