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Naz Shah vs Sarah Olney

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

Photograph of Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West
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Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Naz Shah and Sarah Olney voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 877 shared comparable votes.

682 same votes 195 different votes 877 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
27 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 70 No
Migration 98% aligned 88 shared votes
20 Aye 68 No
36 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 20 No
Trade 92% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 35% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 42% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 22 shared votes
1 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 14 No
Housing 48% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
77 Aye 35 No
Tax 54% aligned 112 shared votes
65 Aye 47 No

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

Voting record

65.9 %
7 % below average
Rank 506 of 648
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
1,523
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
851
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
606
53.5 % of votes cast
672
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
526
46.5 % of votes cast
14
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

18
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 648
Appearances
119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
25
-82.9 vs Commons average
Rank 566 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

£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£312,636
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
7
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

Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Housing
56 of 66 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 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: 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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
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
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
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