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Sarah Edwards vs Steve Reed

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 Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Steve Reed voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 253 shared comparable votes.

253 same votes 0 different votes 253 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
40 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
40 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
40 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 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
62.1%
10% below average
Rank 555 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,476
2,376 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
863
58.5% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
613
41.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

39
-45.8 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 650
Appearances
50
-34.8 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
47
-100.7 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650
Contributions
428
+280.3 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 91 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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