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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 273 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 270 different votes 273 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
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
2 Aye 19 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
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
2 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

82.1%
9% above average
Rank 155 of 649
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 373 of 649
478
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,714
2,368 eligible divisions
244
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
786
45.9% of votes cast
234
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
928
54.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

92
+12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 649
Appearances
135
+55.0 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 649
134
-5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
Contributions
173
+33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 158 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
£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
202 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
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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