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Samantha Niblett vs Sarah Russell

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

Photograph of Samantha Niblett
Samantha Niblett
Lab South Derbyshire
vs
Photograph of Sarah Russell
Sarah Russell
Lab Congleton

Voting alignment

Samantha Niblett and Sarah Russell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

407 same votes 0 different votes 407 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
49 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
49 Aye 37 No
28 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
49 Aye 37 No
28 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 167 of 649
Participation
82.4%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 649
482
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
590 eligible divisions
236
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
247
50.8% of votes cast
246
51.0% 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, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 649
Appearances
94
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649
86
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 649
Contributions
139
-4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£212,260
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,204
all imported IPSA years
£212,260
6% below average
Latest expenses
£179,204
21% below average
2
2 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
12 of 13 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
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 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
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