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Steve Race vs Sarah Russell

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

Photograph of Steve Race
Steve Race
Lab Exeter
vs
Photograph of Sarah Russell
Sarah Russell
Lab Congleton

Voting alignment

Steve Race and Sarah Russell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 411 shared comparable votes.

411 same votes 0 different votes 411 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
43 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
43 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
43 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

86.2 %
13 % above average
Rank 74 of 650
Participation
83.0 %
10 % above average
Rank 142 of 650
481
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
558 eligible divisions
260
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
51.8 % of votes cast
221
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
223
48.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
+13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
Appearances
74
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
100
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 650
Contributions
112
-12.8 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,803
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,204
all imported IPSA years
£194,803
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,204
21 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
26 of 26 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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