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Sarah Russell vs Shivani Raja

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
Photograph of Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East

Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Shivani Raja voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 294 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 288 different votes 294 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
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
38 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
23 Aye 38 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
23 Aye 38 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 139 of 650
Participation
62.7 %
10 % below average
Rank 547 of 650
468
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
353
563 eligible divisions
242
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
178
50.4 % of votes cast
226
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
175
49.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 650
Appearances
3
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 650
107
-18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
3
-122.8 vs Commons average
Rank 631 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
£205,066
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£205,066
9 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Education
49 of 49 votes
#1
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Defence
28 of 33 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Transport
22 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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