Compare

Sarah Russell vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 288 different votes 292 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
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
34 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 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
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 192 of 649
478
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,906
2,368 eligible divisions
244
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
911
47.8% of votes cast
234
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
995
52.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

92
+12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 649
Appearances
74
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 649
134
-5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
Contributions
105
-34.4 vs Commons average
Rank 307 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21% below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API