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Sarah Russell vs John Lamont

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 John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and John Lamont voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 361 different votes 365 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
24 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
49 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
34 Aye 49 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
34 Aye 49 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% 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

83.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 137 of 650
Participation
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 100 of 650
469
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,781
2,095 eligible divisions
243
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
860
48.3 % of votes cast
226
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
921
51.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

73
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
Appearances
137
+65.1 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 650
107
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
Contributions
218
+90.4 vs Commons average
Rank 90 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
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 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

Education
49 of 49 votes
#1
Trade
81 of 85 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 161 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 193 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
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
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: 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
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