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Sarah Edwards vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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
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Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 265 different votes 283 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
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 12 No
Migration 18% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
24 Aye 40 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
1 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
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

38
-44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
Appearances
60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
46
-97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 649
Contributions
66
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
16
4 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
197 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
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