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Sarah Olney vs Andrew Western

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

Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park
vs
Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Andrew Western voted the same way 46% of the time, based on 431 shared comparable votes.

198 same votes 233 different votes 431 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
4 Aye 3 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 42 No
Migration 94% aligned 51 shared votes
8 Aye 43 No
8 Aye 2 No
Trade 90% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 2 No
Energy 85% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 13% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 22 No
Education 14% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
34 Aye 30 No
Tax 16% aligned 64 shared votes
40 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 8 No
Benefits 21% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 31% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
Participation
72.9 %
same as average
Rank 365 of 649
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
698
958 eligible divisions
625
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
344
49.3 % of votes cast
533
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
354
50.7 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
3 years, 7 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

142
+64.4 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 649
Appearances
48
-29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 649
189
+51.1 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 649
Contributions
305
+167.1 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
8
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
47 of 50 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Education
50 of 58 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
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: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
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