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Ian Lavery vs Sarah Olney

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

Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington
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Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Sarah Olney voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 985 shared comparable votes.

751 same votes 234 different votes 985 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 92 No
Migration 98% aligned 109 shared votes
19 Aye 90 No
37 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 59 shared votes
34 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 92% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 19 No
Trade 92% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 25% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
36 Aye 14 No
Education 40% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 49% aligned 37 shared votes
6 Aye 31 No
82 Aye 37 No
Tax 59% aligned 119 shared votes
75 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 13 No
Housing 59% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 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 300 of 648
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
1,756
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
986
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
606
53.5 % of votes cast
770
43.8 % 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
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

56
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648
Appearances
119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
80
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 303 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

£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
2
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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Defence
54 of 59 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Migration
147 of 169 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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
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 spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
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