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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 79% of the time, based on 944 shared comparable votes.

748 same votes 196 different votes 944 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
13 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 92 No
Migration 97% aligned 111 shared votes
20 Aye 91 No
26 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 20 No
Trade 91% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 22% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
34 Aye 18 No
Education 35% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 55% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
72 Aye 38 No
Tax 56% aligned 110 shared votes
66 Aye 44 No
24 Aye 19 No
Benefits 72% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
same as average
Rank 362 of 648
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
1,694
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
927
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
606
53.5 % of votes cast
767
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
526
46.5 % of votes cast
8
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

33
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 648
Appearances
119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
65
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 648
Contributions
140
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 648

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
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
85 of 95 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
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