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Sarah Olney vs James McMurdock

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 James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and James McMurdock voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 148 shared comparable votes.

112 same votes 36 different votes 148 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
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Transport 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
20 Aye 30 No
Tax 94% aligned 50 shared votes
17 Aye 33 No
12 Aye 10 No
Education 91% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 69% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 44% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 4 No
Housing 60% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 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
41.4 %
31 % below average
Rank 633 of 649
1,154
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
235
568 eligible divisions
624
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
114
48.5 % of votes cast
530
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
121
51.5 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

139
+64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 649
Appearances
19
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 649
186
+54.0 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 649
Contributions
24
-108.0 vs Commons average
Rank 582 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
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Trade
46 of 51 votes
#2
Migration
8 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#3
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 111 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 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
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API