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Sarah Edwards vs Torsten Bell

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 Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Torsten Bell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

293 same votes 0 different votes 293 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 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
40 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
40 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 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
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Appearances
66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
46
-99.7 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650
Contributions
188
+42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 149 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
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
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
16 of 16 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API