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Sarah Olney vs Karin Smyth

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 Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Karin Smyth voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 933 shared comparable votes.

675 same votes 258 different votes 933 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
15 Aye 68 No
Migration 96% aligned 83 shared votes
14 Aye 69 No
34 Aye 32 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 95% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 30% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
32 Aye 17 No
Education 39% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 49% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
68 Aye 43 No
Tax 53% aligned 111 shared votes
68 Aye 43 No
24 Aye 18 No
Benefits 62% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 414 of 649
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
1,156
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,708
2,356 eligible divisions
624
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
956
56.0 % of votes cast
532
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
752
44.0 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

138
+62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 649
Appearances
107
+31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
185
+51.2 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 649
Contributions
383
+249.2 vs Commons average
Rank 32 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
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Trade
46 of 51 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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