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Dame Meg Hillier vs Sarah Olney

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

Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch
vs
Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Sarah Olney voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 953 shared comparable votes.

730 same votes 223 different votes 953 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
35 Aye 35 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 82 No
Migration 99% aligned 101 shared votes
18 Aye 83 No
26 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
44 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 99 shared votes
46 Aye 53 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 28% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
35 Aye 14 No
Education 37% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 31 shared votes
3 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 14 No
Housing 50% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
88 Aye 38 No
Tax 54% aligned 126 shared votes
74 Aye 52 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
same as average
Rank 359 of 648
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
1,698
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
967
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
606
53.5 % of votes cast
731
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
526
46.5 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

88
+28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 648
Appearances
119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
120
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 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

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
8
2 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

Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 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
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
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
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
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: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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