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Sarah Russell vs Alice Macdonald

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 Alice Macdonald
Alice Macdonald
Lab Norwich North

Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Alice Macdonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 410 shared comparable votes.

410 same votes 0 different votes 410 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
24 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
24 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
24 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 139 of 650
Participation
84.7 %
12 % above average
Rank 108 of 650
468
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
477
563 eligible divisions
242
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
49.1 % of votes cast
226
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
243
50.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
Appearances
38
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 650
113
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Contributions
45
-80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 507 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
£186,253
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£186,253
18 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API