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Sarah Olney vs Bill Esterson

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 Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Bill Esterson voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 907 shared comparable votes.

688 same votes 219 different votes 907 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
26 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 74 No
Migration 97% aligned 94 shared votes
19 Aye 75 No
31 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 54 shared votes
34 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 19 No
Trade 89% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 20% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 39% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 41% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
68 Aye 45 No
Tax 58% aligned 113 shared votes
75 Aye 38 No
28 Aye 20 No
Defence 63% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 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
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 408 of 649
1,154
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,670
2,354 eligible divisions
624
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
939
56.2 % of votes cast
530
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
731
43.8 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

138
+64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649
Appearances
59
-14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 649
184
+53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 649
Contributions
89
-41.3 vs Commons average
Rank 333 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
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Trade
46 of 51 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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
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
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
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