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Sarah Russell vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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 Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 304 different votes 310 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
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
41 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
28 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
28 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 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
79.6 %
7 % above average
Rank 212 of 650
468
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,870
2,349 eligible divisions
242
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
886
47.4 % of votes cast
226
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
984
52.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

74
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
Appearances
84
+13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650
110
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650
Contributions
127
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 197 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
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Defence
64 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Trade
79 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API