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Sarah Russell vs Alex Ballinger

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 363 shared comparable votes.

363 same votes 0 different votes 363 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
27 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 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
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
486
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
247
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
239
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

97
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 649
Appearances
73
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
145
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649
Contributions
111
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 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
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21% below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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

#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API