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Sarah Russell vs Rebecca Long Bailey

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
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Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 434 shared comparable votes.

419 same votes 15 different votes 434 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
30 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
28 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 90% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 97% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
28 Aye 2 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
76.8%
5% above average
Rank 266 of 650
525
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,861
2,422 eligible divisions
268
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
55.0% of votes cast
257
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
837
45.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
26
1.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

97
+0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650
Appearances
66
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
139
-29.2 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Contributions
67
-101.2 vs Commons average
Rank 493 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
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21% below average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 68 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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