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Sarah Russell vs Tom Hayes

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 Tom Hayes
Tom Hayes
Lab Bournemouth East

Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Tom Hayes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 397 shared comparable votes.

397 same votes 0 different votes 397 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
42 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
42 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
42 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 139 of 650
Participation
82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 161 of 650
468
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
462
563 eligible divisions
242
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
227
49.1 % of votes cast
226
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
235
50.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 650
Appearances
137
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 650
107
-18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Contributions
180
+54.2 vs Commons average
Rank 121 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
£222,072
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£222,072
2 % below 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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
56 of 61 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Education
43 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API