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Sarah Olney vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 903 shared comparable votes.

707 same votes 196 different votes 903 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
6 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 61 No
Migration 96% aligned 78 shared votes
16 Aye 62 No
25 Aye 31 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 24% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 20 No
Education 43% aligned 42 shared votes
32 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 55% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 58% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
70 Aye 42 No
Tax 61% aligned 112 shared votes
76 Aye 36 No

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

Voting record

70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 650
Participation
67.6 %
5 % below average
Rank 471 of 650
1,152
1,631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,588
2,349 eligible divisions
623
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
888
55.9 % of votes cast
529
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
700
44.1 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

138
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 650
Appearances
53
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
184
+58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650
Contributions
84
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
13
4 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
Trade
77 of 89 votes
Trade
46 of 51 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#3
Defence
56 of 70 votes
Defence
57 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 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
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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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