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Sarah Russell vs Sir Edward Leigh

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

Photograph of Sarah Russell
Sarah Russell
Lab Congleton
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Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 336 different votes 342 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
5 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
52 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
30 Aye 52 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
30 Aye 52 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

82.9%
11% above average
Rank 136 of 650
Participation
75.0%
3% above average
Rank 311 of 650
523
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,417 eligible divisions
266
50.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
854
47.1% of votes cast
257
49.1% of votes cast
No votes
958
52.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

95
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
Appearances
192
+97.4 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
136
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Contributions
216
+51.2 vs Commons average
Rank 150 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21% below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
188 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#4
Tax
263 of 331 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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