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Sorcha Eastwood vs Sarah Edwards

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sorcha Eastwood
Sorcha Eastwood
APNI Lagan Valley
vs
Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth

Voting alignment

Sorcha Eastwood and Sarah Edwards voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 54 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 45 different votes 54 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
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Education 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 5 No
Tax 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 5 No
Tax 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Education 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

11.3%
61% below average
Rank 642 of 650
Participation
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 541 of 650
68
604 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
773 eligible divisions
43
63.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
271
55.8% of votes cast
25
36.8% of votes cast
No votes
215
44.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

58
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Appearances
45
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
73
-78.4 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Contributions
56
-95.4 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£177,849
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£322,568
all imported IPSA years
£177,849
21% below average
Latest expenses
£237,152
5% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
3 of 5 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 16 votes
Benefits
9 of 30 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
3 of 14 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
2 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
2 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
98 of 141 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 45 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
draft Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024 21 Jan 2025
Aye
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