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Sarah Olney vs Lauren Edwards

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 Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Lauren Edwards voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 301 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 261 different votes 301 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
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 44% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 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
22 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 18% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 17 No
Education 3% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
32 Aye 32 No
Tax 5% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 4 No
Transport 6% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
2 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 6% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 11 No
Housing 6% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 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 418 of 649
Participation
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 95 of 649
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
575 eligible divisions
625
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
244
49.9 % of votes cast
533
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
245
50.1 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Contributions
64
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 444 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
£133,786
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£133,786
41 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
32 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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
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
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
Aye
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
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