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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 319 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 315 different votes 319 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 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

82.7%
10% above average
Rank 139 of 650
Participation
80.4%
8% above average
Rank 186 of 650
512
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,934
2,405 eligible divisions
258
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
47.9% of votes cast
254
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
1,007
52.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

100
+11.2 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
Appearances
83
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
149
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Contributions
118
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 309 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21% below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 94 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 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
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
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