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Sarah Russell vs Stuart Anderson

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

Photograph of Sarah Russell
Sarah Russell
Lab Congleton
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Photograph of Stuart Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire

Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 275 different votes 279 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
22 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
42 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
25 Aye 42 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
12 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
25 Aye 42 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
12 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

84.2 %
11 % above average
Rank 121 of 647
Participation
76.7 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 647
452
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,231
1,605 eligible divisions
235
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
593
48.2 % of votes cast
217
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
638
51.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

70
+6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 647
Appearances
53
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 647
104
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 647
Contributions
94
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£179,204
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Education
49 of 49 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Energy
40 of 45 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Trade
43 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
145 of 173 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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