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Chris Bryant vs Sarah Olney

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Sarah Olney voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 856 shared comparable votes.

691 same votes 165 different votes 856 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
16 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
16 Aye 70 No
35 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
26 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 1 No
Energy 95% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 14 No
Education 33% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
2 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 11 No
Housing 52% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 56% aligned 32 shared votes
6 Aye 26 No
66 Aye 28 No
Tax 64% aligned 94 shared votes
56 Aye 38 No

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

Voting record

66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 648
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
1,544
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
886
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
606
53.5 % of votes cast
658
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
526
46.5 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.1 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

50
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 648
Appearances
119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
233
+125.1 vs Commons average
Rank 55 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

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
6
3 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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 9 Mar 2026
Education
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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