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Sarah Russell vs Paulette Hamilton

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 425 shared comparable votes.

418 same votes 7 different votes 425 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
55 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
55 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
55 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

82.9%
11% above average
Rank 135 of 650
Participation
73.9%
2% above average
Rank 331 of 650
525
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
897
1,213 eligible divisions
268
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
446
49.7% of votes cast
257
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
451
50.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 8 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

98
+1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
Appearances
60
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
140
-27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Contributions
71
-96.2 vs Commons average
Rank 480 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
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21% below average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

#1
Education
55 of 61 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#4
Work / Employment
57 of 66 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API