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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 987 shared comparable votes.

733 same votes 254 different votes 987 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 93 No
Migration 97% aligned 112 shared votes
18 Aye 94 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

70.2%
2% below average
Rank 427 of 649
Participation
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 298 of 649
1,164
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,794
2,376 eligible divisions
629
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
996
55.5% of votes cast
535
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
798
44.5% of votes cast
14
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

146
+63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
89
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 649
193
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Contributions
118
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 275 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
71 of 77 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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