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Nick Smith vs Sarah Olney

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

Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
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Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Sarah Olney voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 940 shared comparable votes.

697 same votes 243 different votes 940 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
16 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 70 No
Migration 96% aligned 85 shared votes
16 Aye 69 No
7 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 95% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
32 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 19 No
Education 29% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 35% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 49% aligned 37 shared votes
5 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 13 No
Housing 51% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
89 Aye 41 No
Tax 53% aligned 130 shared votes
78 Aye 52 No

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

Voting record

74.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 335 of 648
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
1,720
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
994
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
606
53.5 % of votes cast
726
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
526
46.5 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % 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

62
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 648
Appearances
119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
90
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 257 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

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
0
0 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

Education
88 of 95 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 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
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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