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Sarah Olney vs Jim Allister

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Jim Allister voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 268 shared comparable votes.

216 same votes 52 different votes 268 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
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 92% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
25 Aye 36 No
Tax 92% aligned 61 shared votes
22 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 44% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 59% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 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
70.0%
3% below average
Rank 431 of 649
1,164
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
590 eligible divisions
629
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
203
49.2% of votes cast
535
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
210
50.8% of votes cast
14
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

147
+64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Appearances
195
+112.8 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 649
194
+50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 649
Contributions
254
+110.7 vs Commons average
Rank 85 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
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33% above average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
Education
42 of 50 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Tax
90 of 112 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API