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Catherine West vs Sarah Olney

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

Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet
vs
Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Sarah Olney voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 965 shared comparable votes.

753 same votes 212 different votes 965 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
34 Aye 31 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 93 No
Migration 96% aligned 113 shared votes
20 Aye 93 No
26 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 22% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
35 Aye 18 No
Education 36% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 55% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
72 Aye 41 No
Tax 55% aligned 113 shared votes
69 Aye 44 No
10 Aye 26 No
Transport 69% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 347 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
943
54.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
790
45.6 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
8
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
51
-87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 494 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

£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Education
86 of 96 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
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: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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