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Sarah Russell vs Melanie Ward

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Melanie Ward voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

395 same votes 14 different votes 409 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
51 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
51 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
51 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

82.5%
10% above average
Rank 142 of 650
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 289 of 650
525
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
482
636 eligible divisions
268
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.6% of votes cast
257
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
243
50.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.9% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

97
0.0 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Appearances
77
-20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
139
-30.2 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Contributions
121
-48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 337 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
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21% below average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API