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Sarah Olney vs Catherine McKinnell

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 Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 901 shared comparable votes.

696 same votes 205 different votes 901 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
28 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 77 No
Migration 97% aligned 93 shared votes
15 Aye 78 No
45 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 95 shared votes
39 Aye 56 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 15% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 41% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
29 Aye 10 No
Education 41% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 11 No
Housing 43% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
74 Aye 41 No
Tax 56% aligned 115 shared votes
75 Aye 40 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
68.2%
4% below average
Rank 458 of 649
1,164
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,621
2,376 eligible divisions
629
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
54.8% of votes cast
535
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
733
45.2% of votes cast
14
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

146
+63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
34
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
193
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Contributions
70
-73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 444 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
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33% above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
55 of 71 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 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
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
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
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