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Sarah Russell vs Alan Gemmell

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 Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 395 shared comparable votes.

395 same votes 0 different votes 395 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 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
49 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
49 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

82.4%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 649
Participation
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 207 of 649
486
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
590 eligible divisions
247
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
52.3% of votes cast
239
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
224
47.7% 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

94
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649
Appearances
57
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 649
139
-4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 649
Contributions
65
-78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£179,204
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21% below average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API