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Sarah Olney vs Jo Platt

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 Jo Platt
Jo Platt
Lab Leigh and Atherton

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Jo Platt voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 222 different votes 252 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
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 2 No
Transport 18% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
13 Aye 19 No
Education 3% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 36 No
Tax 5% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 5% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
Participation
79.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 230 of 648
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
417
526 eligible divisions
606
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
214
51.3 % of votes cast
526
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
203
48.7 % of votes cast
12
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
Appearances
28
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 648
140
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 648
Contributions
35
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£766,743
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,190
8 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Defence
53 of 58 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Trade
45 of 50 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Education
43 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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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