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Sarah Edwards vs Steve Yemm

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 Yemm
Steve Yemm
Lab Mansfield

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Steve Yemm voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 0 different votes 355 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
52 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
52 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
52 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

63.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 534 of 649
Participation
94.0 %
21 % above average
Rank 4 of 649
470
739 eligible divisions
Total votes
536
570 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
276
51.5 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
260
48.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 649
Appearances
76
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
57
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
Contributions
88
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 352 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
£179,495
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,495
21 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
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
12 of 12 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 43 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API