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Jess Phillips vs Sarah Russell

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

Photograph of Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley
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Photograph of Sarah Russell
Sarah Russell
Lab Congleton

Voting alignment

Jess Phillips and Sarah Russell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

299 same votes 0 different votes 299 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
23 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

69.2%
3% below average
Rank 444 of 649
Participation
82.4%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 649
1,645
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
590 eligible divisions
943
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
247
50.8% of votes cast
702
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
239
49.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 650
Appearances
97
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
223
+77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 650
Contributions
145
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,204
all imported IPSA years
£267,662
18% above average
Latest expenses
£179,204
21% below average
10
3 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#5
Education
49 of 50 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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
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