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Sarah Edwards vs Sir John Hayes

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 John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 347 different votes 352 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 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 3 No
Benefits 6% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
57 Aye 25 No
Tax 1% aligned 82 shared votes
24 Aye 58 No
22 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 21 No
Migration 0% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 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
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 162 of 650
470
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,925
2,349 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
910
47.3 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,015
52.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
Appearances
111
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 650
60
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
Contributions
204
+78.2 vs Commons average
Rank 98 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Defence
24 of 33 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Defence
60 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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 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
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API