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Sarah Russell vs Patrick Spencer

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 342 different votes 347 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
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
486
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
415
590 eligible divisions
247
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
193
46.5% of votes cast
239
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
222
53.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

97
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 649
Appearances
10
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
145
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649
Contributions
10
-135.9 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£179,204
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21% below average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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

#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API