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Sarah Russell vs Sir Julian Lewis

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

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Sarah Russell
Lab Congleton
vs
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Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East

Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Sir Julian Lewis voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 403 different votes 409 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
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
35 Aye 46 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
35 Aye 46 No
27 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No
31 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
8 Aye 31 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 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
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 201 of 650
512
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,919
2,405 eligible divisions
258
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.3% of votes cast
254
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
1,011
52.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

100
+11.2 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 650
Appearances
382
+293.2 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
149
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Contributions
505
+350.2 vs Commons average
Rank 24 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
£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21% below average
Latest expenses
£212,155
6% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
194 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 94 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 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
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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