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Sarah Olney vs Apsana Begum

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 Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Apsana Begum voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 874 shared comparable votes.

705 same votes 169 different votes 874 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
20 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
20 Aye 72 No
23 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 7 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
24 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
55 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 106 shared votes
49 Aye 57 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 14 No
Education 37% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 38% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
73 Aye 46 No
Tax 55% aligned 119 shared votes
79 Aye 40 No
6 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 57% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 18 No
Defence 67% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 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
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 441 of 649
1,164
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,152
1,658 eligible divisions
629
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
52.1% of votes cast
535
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
552
47.9% of votes cast
14
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

147
+65.3 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Appearances
84
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 649
194
+51.8 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 649
Contributions
94
-48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 352 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
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33% above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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
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