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Sarah Russell vs Edward Argar

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 Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Edward Argar voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 369 different votes 373 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
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
44 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
33 Aye 44 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
33 Aye 44 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 158 of 649
Participation
90.2 %
18 % above average
Rank 17 of 649
472
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,130
2,361 eligible divisions
243
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
47.6 % of votes cast
229
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,116
52.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

85
+7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Appearances
82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
127
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
Contributions
128
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 219 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
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
164 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Where they voted the same
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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