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Sarah Russell vs Lewis Atkinson

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 Lewis Atkinson
Lewis Atkinson
Lab Sunderland Central

Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Lewis Atkinson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 420 shared comparable votes.

420 same votes 0 different votes 420 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
48 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
48 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
48 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 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

84.2 %
11 % above average
Rank 121 of 647
Participation
90.1 %
17 % above average
Rank 25 of 647
452
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
537 eligible divisions
235
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
246
50.8 % of votes cast
217
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
238
49.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
+4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 647
Appearances
60
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 647
100
-12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 647
Contributions
86
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£179,204
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£220,533
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£220,533
2 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API