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Sarah Russell vs Claire Coutinho

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 Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 260 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 256 different votes 260 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
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
23 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
23 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

83.0 %
10 % above average
Rank 139 of 650
Participation
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 285 of 650
469
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,242
1,633 eligible divisions
243
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
51.9 % of votes cast
226
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
598
48.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

74
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650
Appearances
50
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
108
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
Contributions
102
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 279 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
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 152 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Trade
44 of 51 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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API