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Emma Lewell vs Sarah Olney

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

Photograph of Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields
vs
Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Emma Lewell and Sarah Olney voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 926 shared comparable votes.

719 same votes 207 different votes 926 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
15 Aye 84 No
Migration 97% aligned 99 shared votes
16 Aye 83 No
19 Aye 20 No
Trade 92% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
38 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 92% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 18 No
Benefits 92% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 90% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 12 No
Education 33% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 36% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
86 Aye 38 No
Tax 53% aligned 124 shared votes
70 Aye 54 No
20 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 56% aligned 32 shared votes
6 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 9 No
Housing 66% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

71.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 409 of 648
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
1,648
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
921
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
606
53.5 % of votes cast
727
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
526
46.5 % of votes cast
33
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 1 months
Since 2 May 2013
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

59
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 648
Appearances
119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
41
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 493 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

£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£300,553
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
11
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Trade
74 of 88 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Transport
73 of 87 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Education
77 of 95 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
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
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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 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
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