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Andy McDonald vs Sarah Olney

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

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
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Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Sarah Olney voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 987 shared comparable votes.

733 same votes 254 different votes 987 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
18 Aye 94 No
Migration 97% aligned 112 shared votes
19 Aye 93 No
38 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 68 shared votes
35 Aye 33 No
12 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 92% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 91% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 21 No
Trade 90% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 29% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
36 Aye 17 No
Education 34% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 51% aligned 39 shared votes
6 Aye 33 No
81 Aye 44 No
Tax 54% aligned 125 shared votes
76 Aye 49 No
16 Aye 13 No
Housing 55% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

75.5%
3% above average
Rank 298 of 649
Participation
70.2%
2% below average
Rank 427 of 649
1,794
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,164
1,658 eligible divisions
996
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
629
54.0% of votes cast
798
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
535
46.0% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.2% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

90
+6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 649
Appearances
146
+62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
120
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
Contributions
193
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33% above average
4
2 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

Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
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