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Sarah Olney vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and John McDonnell voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 1,049 shared comparable votes.

808 same votes 241 different votes 1,049 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
20 Aye 92 No
Migration 99% aligned 112 shared votes
21 Aye 91 No
35 Aye 33 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 17 No
Trade 90% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 35% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
28 Aye 20 No
Education 48% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
71 Aye 52 No
Tax 56% aligned 123 shared votes
83 Aye 40 No
18 Aye 15 No
Housing 61% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 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 417 of 650
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 650
1,152
1,633 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,857
2,351 eligible divisions
623
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,013
54.6 % of votes cast
529
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
844
45.4 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

139
+66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 650
Appearances
101
+28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650
185
+56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
130
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
63 of 69 votes
Trade
46 of 51 votes
#2
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Migration
151 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
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