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David Reed vs Sarah Russell

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

Photograph of David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East
vs
Photograph of Sarah Russell
Sarah Russell
Lab Congleton

Voting alignment

David Reed and Sarah Russell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 278 different votes 284 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 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

62.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 555 of 650
Participation
83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 139 of 650
350
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
468
563 eligible divisions
178
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
242
51.7 % of votes cast
172
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
226
48.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 650
Appearances
73
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 650
147
+21.2 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
Contributions
107
-18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,694
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,204
all imported IPSA years
£195,694
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,204
21 % below average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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