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Sarah Edwards vs Sir Julian Smith

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 Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 328 different votes 338 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
2 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 22 No
Migration 11% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 6 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
24 Aye 52 No
21 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

63.2 %
10 % below average
Rank 537 of 649
Participation
77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 265 of 649
470
744 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,827
2,361 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
878
48.1 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
949
51.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

40
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 649
Appearances
88
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
56
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 649
Contributions
105
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 303 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
5 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
12 of 12 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 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
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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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