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Richard Burgon vs Sarah Olney

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

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Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East
vs
Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Sarah Olney voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 1,035 shared comparable votes.

826 same votes 209 different votes 1,035 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
19 Aye 92 No
Migration 99% aligned 111 shared votes
18 Aye 93 No
38 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 68 shared votes
35 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
49 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 110 shared votes
52 Aye 58 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 34% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
33 Aye 18 No
Education 45% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 51% aligned 39 shared votes
6 Aye 33 No
80 Aye 41 No
Tax 57% aligned 121 shared votes
74 Aye 47 No
27 Aye 21 No
Defence 63% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

80.1 %
7 % above average
Rank 199 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,890
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
1,040
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
850
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
43
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 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

£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
8
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

Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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