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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 79% of the time, based on 965 shared comparable votes.

760 same votes 205 different votes 965 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
19 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 92 No
Migration 99% aligned 108 shared votes
17 Aye 91 No
36 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 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
30 Aye 18 No
Education 38% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 53% aligned 36 shared votes
5 Aye 31 No
68 Aye 31 No
Tax 67% aligned 99 shared votes
65 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 18 No
Defence 68% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 647
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 413 of 647
1,765
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,140
1,605 eligible divisions
989
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
613
53.8 % of votes cast
776
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
527
46.2 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

76
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 647
Appearances
122
+58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 647
103
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 647
Contributions
152
+38.2 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 647

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
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
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
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
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
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
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