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Luke Pollard vs Sarah Olney

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

Photograph of Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
vs
Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Luke Pollard and Sarah Olney voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 829 shared comparable votes.

660 same votes 169 different votes 829 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
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
4 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
18 Aye 91 No
Migration 98% aligned 109 shared votes
20 Aye 89 No
23 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 10 No
Education 37% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
1 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 38% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 56% aligned 32 shared votes
6 Aye 26 No
68 Aye 32 No
Tax 59% aligned 100 shared votes
61 Aye 39 No
28 Aye 19 No
Defence 62% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

70.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 433 of 648
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
1,444
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
803
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
606
53.5 % of votes cast
641
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
526
46.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.1 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

54
-6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 648
Appearances
119
+58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 648
379
+269.7 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 648
Contributions
140
+30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£309,067
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
2
1 registered category
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

Migration
144 of 161 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Trade
69 of 84 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
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
Aye
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
Aye
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