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Sarah Olney vs Andy McDonald

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 Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Andy McDonald voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 980 shared comparable votes.

729 same votes 251 different votes 980 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 91 No
Migration 97% aligned 110 shared votes
18 Aye 92 No
35 Aye 33 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 92% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 91% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 19 No
Trade 90% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 29% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
31 Aye 22 No
Education 34% aligned 53 shared votes
36 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 51% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
76 Aye 49 No
Tax 54% aligned 125 shared votes
81 Aye 44 No
15 Aye 14 No
Housing 55% aligned 29 shared votes
16 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 415 of 649
Participation
75.6 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 649
1,154
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,780
2,354 eligible divisions
624
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
993
55.8 % of votes cast
530
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
787
44.2 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
13 years, 7 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

140
+64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 649
Appearances
90
+14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649
188
+54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 649
Contributions
127
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 214 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
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
Trade
46 of 51 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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