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Sarah Russell vs Adam Thompson

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

Photograph of Sarah Russell
Sarah Russell
Lab Congleton
vs
Photograph of Adam Thompson
Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash

Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Adam Thompson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 425 shared comparable votes.

425 same votes 0 different votes 425 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 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
49 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
49 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

84.2 %
11 % above average
Rank 121 of 647
Participation
92.7 %
20 % above average
Rank 11 of 647
452
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
498
537 eligible divisions
235
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
251
50.4 % of votes cast
217
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
247
49.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 647
Appearances
62
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 647
101
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 647
Contributions
72
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£179,204
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,664
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,664
21 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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

Education
49 of 49 votes
#1
Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Transport
25 of 25 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API