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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Sarah Olney

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Sarah Olney voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 983 shared comparable votes.

767 same votes 216 different votes 983 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
17 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
36 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 93 No
Migration 98% aligned 110 shared votes
17 Aye 93 No
20 Aye 18 No
Trade 97% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 24% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 39% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 53% aligned 36 shared votes
5 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 22 No
Defence 65% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
68 Aye 34 No
Tax 65% aligned 102 shared votes
68 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
1,003
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
795
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

108
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
157
+18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 171 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

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
14
4 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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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 Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
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
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: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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