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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 726 shared comparable votes.

611 same votes 115 different votes 726 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 92 No
Migration 98% aligned 103 shared votes
13 Aye 90 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

70.2%
2% below average
Rank 427 of 649
Participation
55.0%
18% below average
Rank 607 of 649
1,164
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,307
2,376 eligible divisions
629
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
724
55.4% of votes cast
535
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
583
44.6% of votes cast
14
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

148
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
Appearances
54
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
195
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649
Contributions
633
+490.7 vs Commons average
Rank 10 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
£2,453,042
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
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Migration
129 of 171 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
60 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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