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Sarah Russell vs Sam Carling

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 445 shared comparable votes.

445 same votes 0 different votes 445 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
48 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
48 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 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
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
486
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
247
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
239
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.7% 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
59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
145
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649
Contributions
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 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
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21% below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API