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Sarah Russell vs Alan Mak

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 Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Alan Mak voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 345 different votes 350 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
26 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 5% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
47 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
35 Aye 47 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
35 Aye 47 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

83.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 137 of 650
Participation
85.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 650
469
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,011
2,350 eligible divisions
243
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
954
47.4 % of votes cast
226
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,057
52.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

73
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
Appearances
14
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
107
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
Contributions
17
-110.6 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,204
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
30
7 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
208 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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