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Rushanara Ali vs Sarah Olney

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

Photograph of Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney
vs
Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Sarah Olney voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 1,005 shared comparable votes.

742 same votes 263 different votes 1,005 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
36 Aye 31 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 67 shared votes
36 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 85 No
Migration 97% aligned 104 shared votes
20 Aye 84 No
28 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 92% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 29% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
37 Aye 15 No
Education 35% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 43% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 53% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
83 Aye 42 No
Tax 55% aligned 125 shared votes
73 Aye 52 No

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

Voting record

76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
779
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

39
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 547 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

£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Trade
80 of 91 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Housing
58 of 66 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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
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