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Sarah Russell vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 290 different votes 293 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
16 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
37 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
25 Aye 37 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
25 Aye 37 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
2 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

82.7%
10% above average
Rank 139 of 650
Participation
72.1%
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
512
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,734
2,405 eligible divisions
258
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
799
46.1% of votes cast
254
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
935
53.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

100
+11.2 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
Appearances
146
+57.2 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
149
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Contributions
182
+27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 173 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21% below average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
203 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
86 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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