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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 914 shared comparable votes.

711 same votes 203 different votes 914 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
72 Aye 47 No
Tax 59% aligned 119 shared votes
83 Aye 36 No

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

Voting record

69.6%
3% below average
Rank 431 of 650
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 650
1,182
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,417 eligible divisions
638
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
55.8% of votes cast
544
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.2% of votes cast
14
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

169
+74.8 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
Appearances
57
-37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
226
+61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 650
Contributions
93
-71.1 vs Commons average
Rank 403 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
12
5 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

Brexit / EU
55 of 64 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 63 votes
#2
Transport
80 of 98 votes
Trade
46 of 56 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 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
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
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