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Sarah Olney vs Cat Smith

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 Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Cat Smith voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 978 shared comparable votes.

759 same votes 219 different votes 978 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 92 No
Migration 97% aligned 112 shared votes
19 Aye 93 No
15 Aye 18 No
Trade 97% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
35 Aye 33 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 95% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 7% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
29 Aye 16 No
Education 38% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 49% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
70 Aye 46 No
Tax 59% aligned 116 shared votes
76 Aye 40 No
20 Aye 19 No
Transport 67% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 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
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
1,152
1,631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,703
2,349 eligible divisions
623
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
921
54.1 % of votes cast
529
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
782
45.9 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

138
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 650
Appearances
21
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650
184
+58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650
Contributions
29
-96.8 vs Commons average
Rank 559 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
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
46 of 51 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 169 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#3
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Defence
57 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 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
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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: 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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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