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Alison McGovern vs Sarah Olney

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

Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead
vs
Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Sarah Olney voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 905 shared comparable votes.

702 same votes 203 different votes 905 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
17 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
30 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 18 No
Trade 97% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 90 No
Migration 96% aligned 110 shared votes
20 Aye 90 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 19% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 18 No
Education 35% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 21 No
Defence 53% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
65 Aye 37 No
Tax 57% aligned 102 shared votes
65 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 16 No
Benefits 63% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

69.9 %
3 % below average
Rank 431 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,651
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
918
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
733
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
446
+307.7 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
Contributions
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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