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Sarah Russell vs Helen Grant

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 Helen Grant
Helen Grant
Con Maidstone and Malling

Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Helen Grant voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 246 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 242 different votes 246 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
20 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
30 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
23 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
23 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
0 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 144 of 649
Participation
73.9 %
1 % above average
Rank 338 of 649
469
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,739
2,354 eligible divisions
243
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
47.0 % of votes cast
226
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
921
53.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

75
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
Appearances
16
-57.4 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 649
109
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 649
Contributions
27
-103.3 vs Commons average
Rank 574 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
£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£276,159
22 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API