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Sarah Russell vs Dame Karen Bradley

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 Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands

Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Dame Karen Bradley voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 236 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 233 different votes 236 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
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
1 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
1 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

82.1%
10% above average
Rank 151 of 649
Participation
67.1%
4% below average
Rank 465 of 649
478
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,590
2,368 eligible divisions
244
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
744
46.8% of votes cast
234
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
846
53.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

92
+12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 649
Appearances
75
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 649
134
-5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
Contributions
81
-58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 390 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
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21% below average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Work / Employment
61 of 77 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API