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Chris Evans vs Sarah Olney

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

Photograph of Chris Evans
Chris Evans
Lab Caerphilly
vs
Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Chris Evans and Sarah Olney voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 924 shared comparable votes.

712 same votes 212 different votes 924 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 84 No
Migration 97% aligned 100 shared votes
17 Aye 83 No
38 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 3 No
Energy 92% aligned 24 shared votes
21 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 92% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 15% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
31 Aye 13 No
Education 39% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 13 No
Housing 50% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
72 Aye 41 No
Tax 58% aligned 113 shared votes
66 Aye 47 No
20 Aye 21 No
Benefits 66% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 392 of 648
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
1,664
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
927
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
606
53.5 % of votes cast
737
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
526
46.5 % of votes cast
17
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

11
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 648
Appearances
119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
15
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 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

£2,706,428
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£290,268
28 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
6
4 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

Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
49 of 60 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 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
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
Aye
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