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Sarah Olney vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 875 shared comparable votes.

663 same votes 212 different votes 875 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
13 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 80 No
Migration 99% aligned 98 shared votes
19 Aye 79 No
17 Aye 17 No
Trade 97% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
35 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 61 shared votes
38 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 17 No
Education 42% aligned 43 shared votes
31 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 44% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 48% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
70 Aye 37 No
Tax 59% aligned 107 shared votes
74 Aye 33 No
7 Aye 15 No
Housing 59% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 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 415 of 649
Participation
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 492 of 649
1,154
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,563
2,354 eligible divisions
624
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
893
57.1 % of votes cast
530
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
670
42.9 % 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
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

138
+64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649
Appearances
45
-28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
184
+53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 649
Contributions
95
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Trade
46 of 51 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 89 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
70 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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