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Sarah Edwards vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Sir John Whittingdale 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
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 23 No
Migration 10% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
35 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
31 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
31 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 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
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,376 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
915
47.8% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
998
52.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

38
-44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
Appearances
77
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 649
46
-97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 649
Contributions
111
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 300 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
204 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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