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Sarah Olney vs Derek Twigg

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 Derek Twigg
Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Derek Twigg voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 782 shared comparable votes.

617 same votes 165 different votes 782 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
9 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
26 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 47 No
Migration 95% aligned 64 shared votes
16 Aye 48 No
34 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 38% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
64 Aye 34 No
Tax 55% aligned 98 shared votes
62 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 18 No
Transport 68% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 15 No
Defence 69% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 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
57.9 %
15 % below average
Rank 588 of 650
1,152
1,631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,361
2,349 eligible divisions
623
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
786
57.8 % of votes cast
529
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
575
42.2 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

138
+67.0 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 650
Appearances
46
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
184
+58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
Contributions
26
-100.0 vs Commons average
Rank 574 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
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Trade
46 of 51 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#3
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Defence
57 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
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
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
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