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Sarah Russell vs Heidi Alexander

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

Photograph of Sarah Russell
Sarah Russell
Lab Congleton
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Photograph of Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

311 same votes 0 different votes 311 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
30 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 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
63.1%
10% below average
Rank 540 of 649
486
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
372
590 eligible divisions
247
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
174
46.8% of votes cast
239
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
198
53.2% 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
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Appearances
65
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
145
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
547
+401.3 vs Commons average
Rank 15 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21% below average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API