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Sarah Olney vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 817 shared comparable votes.

629 same votes 188 different votes 817 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 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 81 No
Migration 99% aligned 98 shared votes
18 Aye 80 No
18 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 37% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 42% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 49% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 13 No
Housing 54% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
65 Aye 35 No
Tax 58% aligned 100 shared votes
65 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 417 of 650
Participation
62.1 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 650
1,152
1,633 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,459
2,351 eligible divisions
623
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
811
55.6 % of votes cast
529
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
648
44.4 % 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, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

139
+66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 650
Appearances
72
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650
185
+56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
112
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 235 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
167 of 211 votes
Trade
46 of 51 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 169 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
51 of 75 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
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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
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: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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