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Sarah Russell vs James Murray

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

322 same votes 0 different votes 322 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
46 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
46 Aye 38 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
46 Aye 38 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 649
486
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,217
1,658 eligible divisions
247
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
647
53.2% of votes cast
239
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
570
46.8% 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
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

97
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Appearances
97
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
145
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Contributions
757
+611.3 vs Commons average
Rank 6 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21% below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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

#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API