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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.


Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Sir Edward Leigh 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
5 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
46 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
29 Aye 46 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
29 Aye 46 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 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

82.4%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 649
Participation
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 314 of 649
486
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
247
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
838
47.1% of votes cast
239
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
941
52.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

93
+11.2 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 649
Appearances
168
+86.2 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
138
-4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
Contributions
188
+45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 142 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
£2,223,219
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

#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 322 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API