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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 75% of the time, based on 1,015 shared comparable votes.

757 same votes 258 different votes 1,015 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
14 Aye 7 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 88 No
Migration 99% aligned 107 shared votes
18 Aye 89 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
19 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 27% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
35 Aye 17 No
Education 35% aligned 52 shared votes
29 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 42 No
Tax 53% aligned 129 shared votes
74 Aye 55 No

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

Voting record

78.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 243 of 648
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
1,820
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
1,031
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
606
53.5 % of votes cast
789
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
526
46.5 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % 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

41
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 648
Appearances
119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
60
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 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

£3,045,317
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
0
0 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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Education
83 of 95 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
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 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
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
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
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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