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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
Photograph of Sir James Cleverly
Sir James Cleverly
Con Braintree

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Sir James Cleverly voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 300 different votes 307 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 4 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 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

64.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 527 of 650
Participation
69.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 436 of 650
470
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,349 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
767
46.9 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
870
53.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

44
-27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
Appearances
31
-40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 650
62
-64.2 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Contributions
49
-77.2 vs Commons average
Rank 483 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
£2,020,933
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
12 of 12 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
73 of 89 votes
Defence
24 of 33 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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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Voting source Commons Votes API