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Gregory Stafford vs Sarah Russell

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

Photograph of Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon
vs
Photograph of Sarah Russell
Sarah Russell
Lab Congleton

Voting alignment

Gregory Stafford and Sarah Russell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 306 different votes 313 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
19 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
30 Aye 43 No
Tax 1% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 296 of 650
Participation
83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 139 of 650
427
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
468
563 eligible divisions
198
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
242
51.7 % of votes cast
229
53.6 % 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
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

118
+47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 83 of 650
Appearances
75
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
212
+86.5 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 650
Contributions
113
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£192,386
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,204
all imported IPSA years
£192,386
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,204
21 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
5
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

Tax
100 of 111 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
40 of 49 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
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
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
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Jul 2025
Tax
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API