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Sarah Edwards vs Sir Julian Lewis

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 Julian Lewis
Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Sir Julian Lewis voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 362 different votes 369 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 4 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
51 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
29 Aye 51 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
29 Aye 51 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 19 No
Migration 0% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 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
80.0%
7% above average
Rank 199 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,900
2,376 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
47.3% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,001
52.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

40
-41.7 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 649
Appearances
361
+279.3 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 649
48
-94.3 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 649
Contributions
485
+342.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 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
£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£212,155
6% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
16 of 16 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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 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
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Victims and Prisoners Bill Report Stage: New Clause 27 4 Dec 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API