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Ms Julie Minns vs Sarah Russell

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

Photograph of Ms Julie Minns
Ms Julie Minns
Lab Carlisle
vs
Photograph of Sarah Russell
Sarah Russell
Lab Congleton

Voting alignment

Ms Julie Minns and Sarah Russell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 459 shared comparable votes.

454 same votes 5 different votes 459 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
50 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
50 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
50 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

86.5%
14% above average
Rank 60 of 650
Participation
82.6%
10% above average
Rank 142 of 650
536
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
512
620 eligible divisions
275
51.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
258
50.4% of votes cast
261
48.7% of votes cast
No votes
254
49.6% of votes cast
5
0.9% 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

231
+140.0 vs Commons average
Rank 17 of 650
Appearances
99
+8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
257
+98.5 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 650
Contributions
144
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£180,792
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,204
all imported IPSA years
£180,792
20% below average
Latest expenses
£179,204
21% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Education
49 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API