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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 75% of the time, based on 885 shared comparable votes.

665 same votes 220 different votes 885 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 82 No
Migration 98% aligned 100 shared votes
20 Aye 80 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

70.2%
2% below average
Rank 427 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
1,164
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
629
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
56.7% of votes cast
535
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
684
43.3% 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
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

146
+63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
43
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
193
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Contributions
48
-95.5 vs Commons average
Rank 514 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
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
67 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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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 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
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