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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 76% of the time, based on 881 shared comparable votes.

669 same votes 212 different votes 881 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
13 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 90 No
Migration 97% aligned 109 shared votes
20 Aye 89 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 33 No
Tax 51% aligned 115 shared votes
70 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

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 648
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
1,538
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
864
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
606
53.5 % of votes cast
674
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
526
46.5 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % 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

60
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 648
Appearances
119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
67
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 357 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

£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
3
3 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
Migration
145 of 161 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 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
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
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: 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
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
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
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