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Chris Elmore vs Sarah Olney

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

Photograph of Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Sarah Olney voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 1,016 shared comparable votes.

780 same votes 236 different votes 1,016 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
28 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 94 No
Migration 97% aligned 113 shared votes
20 Aye 93 No
38 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 21 No
Trade 92% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 92% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 35% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 40% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 14 No
Housing 53% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
81 Aye 36 No
Tax 57% aligned 117 shared votes
63 Aye 54 No
20 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 59% aligned 34 shared votes
6 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

78.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 248 of 648
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
1,773
2,261 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
981
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
606
53.5 % of votes cast
792
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
526
46.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.1 % of votes cast
10 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

20
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 648
Appearances
119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
69
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 343 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

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
3
1 registered category
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

Housing
58 of 61 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Migration
149 of 163 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 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
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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: 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
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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