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Sarah Edwards vs Sir James Cleverly

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
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Sir James Cleverly
Con Braintree

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Sir James Cleverly voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 307 different votes 315 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
2 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 10% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
48 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
27 Aye 48 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
27 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 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
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 434 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,656
2,376 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
777
46.9% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
879
53.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

38
-44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
Appearances
44
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 649
46
-97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 649
Contributions
90
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 366 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
£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£266,795
18% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 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
16 of 16 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
73 of 91 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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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