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Sarah Russell vs Hilary Benn

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
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Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

358 same votes 0 different votes 358 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
34 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 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
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
486
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
247
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
239
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

97
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
145
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649
Contributions
462
+316.1 vs Commons average
Rank 25 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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