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Sarah Olney vs Ed Miliband

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 Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Ed Miliband voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 721 shared comparable votes.

609 same votes 112 different votes 721 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
10 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 90 No
Migration 99% aligned 101 shared votes
12 Aye 89 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 54% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 55% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 15 No
Benefits 67% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 67% aligned 24 shared votes
21 Aye 3 No
43 Aye 21 No
Tax 73% aligned 64 shared votes
40 Aye 24 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

70.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 650
Participation
55.2 %
18 % below average
Rank 604 of 650
1,149
1,626 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,294
2,344 eligible divisions
620
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
717
55.4 % of votes cast
529
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
577
44.6 % 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
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

134
+65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 650
Appearances
42
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
177
+55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
Contributions
444
+322.3 vs Commons average
Rank 20 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
£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£221,136
2 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
171 of 211 votes
Trade
46 of 51 votes
#2
Migration
127 of 169 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Defence
57 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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