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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.

Photograph of Sarah Russell
Sarah Russell
Lab Congleton
vs
Photograph of Sir Julian Lewis
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 380 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 375 different votes 380 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
24 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
46 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
34 Aye 46 No
27 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
34 Aye 46 No
27 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 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

82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 158 of 649
Participation
80.0 %
7 % above average
Rank 200 of 649
472
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,889
2,361 eligible divisions
243
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
47.2 % of votes cast
229
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
997
52.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

85
+7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Appearances
361
+283.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 650
127
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
Contributions
490
+351.7 vs Commons average
Rank 20 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
193 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
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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