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Kerry McCarthy vs Sarah Olney

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

Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East
vs
Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Sarah Olney voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 1,041 shared comparable votes.

765 same votes 276 different votes 1,041 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
17 Aye 7 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 89 No
Migration 98% aligned 109 shared votes
18 Aye 91 No
28 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 29% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
36 Aye 17 No
Education 36% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 38 shared votes
6 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 13 No
Housing 50% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
87 Aye 45 No
Tax 52% aligned 132 shared votes
77 Aye 55 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
818
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
7
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Education
84 of 96 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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
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