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Mark Sewards vs Sarah Russell

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


Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Sarah Russell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

373 same votes 0 different votes 373 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 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
40 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
40 Aye 36 No
21 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

78.0%
5% above average
Rank 243 of 649
Participation
82.4%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 649
460
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
590 eligible divisions
214
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
247
50.8% of votes cast
246
53.5% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

165
+81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 649
Appearances
97
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 649
176
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
Contributions
145
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,204
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12% below average
Latest expenses
£179,204
21% below average
7
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Education
49 of 50 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API