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Sarah Olney vs Liam Byrne

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 Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Liam Byrne voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 876 shared comparable votes.

669 same votes 207 different votes 876 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
11 Aye 91 No
Migration 98% aligned 102 shared votes
13 Aye 89 No
35 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 95% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 18% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 19 No
Education 36% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 47% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
67 Aye 43 No
Tax 55% aligned 110 shared votes
71 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 17 No
Benefits 61% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 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
65.8%
7% below average
Rank 504 of 649
1,164
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
629
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
867
55.5% of votes cast
535
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
696
44.5% of votes cast
14
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
22 years, 2 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

146
+63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
45
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 649
193
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Contributions
62
-81.5 vs Commons average
Rank 467 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
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33% above average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24% above 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
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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