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Sarah Edwards vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 290 different votes 293 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
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 5% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
56 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
21 Aye 56 No
6 Aye 21 No
Migration 0% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
21 Aye 56 No
6 Aye 21 No
Migration 0% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 538 of 647
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 647
441
695 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
256
58.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
185
42.0 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 7 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

37
-23.8 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 647
Appearances
142
+81.2 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 647
59
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 647
Contributions
162
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 102 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % 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
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Tax
94 of 135 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Migration
33 of 48 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Pension 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 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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