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Sarah Russell vs Liz Kendall

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Liz Kendall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 235 shared comparable votes.

235 same votes 0 different votes 235 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
21 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 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
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 649
486
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,530
2,376 eligible divisions
247
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
875
57.2% of votes cast
239
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
655
42.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

100
+15.2 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
Appearances
35
-49.8 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 650
149
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 650
Contributions
483
+335.3 vs Commons average
Rank 21 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
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21% below average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 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