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Sarah Russell vs Helen Whately

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 Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Helen Whately voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 331 different votes 335 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
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
46 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
29 Aye 46 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
29 Aye 46 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

83.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 137 of 650
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 126 of 650
469
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,968
2,350 eligible divisions
243
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
939
47.7 % of votes cast
226
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,029
52.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

73
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
Appearances
42
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
107
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
Contributions
65
-62.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 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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