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Liz Kendall vs Sarah Olney

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

Photograph of Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West
vs
Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Liz Kendall and Sarah Olney voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 854 shared comparable votes.

684 same votes 170 different votes 854 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
14 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 69 No
Migration 99% aligned 88 shared votes
18 Aye 70 No
28 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
38 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 66 shared votes
35 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 93% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 16% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 11 No
Education 46% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 60% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 13 No
Housing 64% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 22 No
Benefits 68% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

65.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 648
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
1,513
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
866
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
606
53.5 % of votes cast
647
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
526
46.5 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % 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

40
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 648
Appearances
119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
360
+252.1 vs Commons average
Rank 28 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

£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£249,722
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
35 of 45 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 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
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
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
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
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
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 2 Apr 2025
Energy
Aye
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