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Sarah Russell vs Rachel Blake

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Rachel Blake voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 410 shared comparable votes.

408 same votes 2 different votes 410 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
48 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
48 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
48 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 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
82.9%
10% above average
Rank 136 of 649
486
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
590 eligible divisions
247
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
51.5% of votes cast
239
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
237
48.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

94
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649
Appearances
66
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 649
139
-4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 649
Contributions
87
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 375 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
£172,923
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21% below average
Latest expenses
£172,923
24% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API