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Sarah Russell vs Sir Roger Gale

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 Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 292 different votes 295 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
5 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
44 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
22 Aye 44 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
22 Aye 44 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 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

82.4%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 649
Participation
56.9%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 649
486
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,351
2,376 eligible divisions
247
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
622
46.0% of votes cast
239
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
729
54.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

97
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 649
Appearances
110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
145
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649
Contributions
96
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 351 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
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21% below average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 91 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#5
Housing
48 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API