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Sarah Russell vs Matthew Pennycook

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 Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 411 shared comparable votes.

411 same votes 0 different votes 411 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
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 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

83.0 %
10 % above average
Rank 142 of 650
Participation
82.5 %
10 % above average
Rank 151 of 650
463
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,934
2,344 eligible divisions
240
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,074
55.5 % of votes cast
223
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
860
44.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

74
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Appearances
128
+57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 650
112
-12.8 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
Contributions
567
+442.2 vs Commons average
Rank 11 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
64 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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