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Sarah Edwards vs Sir Roger Gale

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 Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 190 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 189 different votes 190 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 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
45 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
15 Aye 45 No
14 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
15 Aye 45 No
14 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 539 of 648
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 599 of 648
441
695 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,314
2,312 eligible divisions
256
58.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
600
45.7 % of votes cast
185
42.0 % of votes cast
No votes
714
54.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
30
2.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 7 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

37
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 648
Appearances
88
+27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 648
59
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 648
Contributions
63
-46.3 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
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
12 of 12 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Transport
68 of 87 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
#3
Defence
46 of 59 votes
Tax
94 of 135 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Migration
33 of 48 votes
#5
Trade
63 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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