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Matt Western vs Sarah Olney

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Sarah Olney voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 893 shared comparable votes.

674 same votes 219 different votes 893 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 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 91 No
Migration 96% aligned 111 shared votes
20 Aye 91 No
28 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 30% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 32% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 44% aligned 34 shared votes
6 Aye 28 No
82 Aye 36 No
Tax 50% aligned 118 shared votes
73 Aye 45 No
21 Aye 20 No
Benefits 61% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

74.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,567
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
876
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
691
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 258 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

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
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
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 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
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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 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
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: 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
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