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Sarah Olney vs Catherine West

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 West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Catherine West voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 961 shared comparable votes.

751 same votes 210 different votes 961 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
34 Aye 31 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 91 No
Migration 97% aligned 111 shared votes
19 Aye 92 No
26 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 22% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
30 Aye 22 No
Education 35% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 15 No
Housing 55% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
69 Aye 44 No
Tax 55% aligned 113 shared votes
72 Aye 41 No
19 Aye 17 No
Transport 69% aligned 36 shared votes
10 Aye 26 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 650
1,152
1,631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,725
2,349 eligible divisions
623
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
936
54.3 % of votes cast
529
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
789
45.7 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % 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
42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 650
184
+58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650
Contributions
72
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 397 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Education
85 of 95 votes
Trade
46 of 51 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Defence
57 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 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
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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
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
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