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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 77% of the time, based on 864 shared comparable votes.

665 same votes 199 different votes 864 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 89 No
Migration 99% aligned 100 shared votes
12 Aye 88 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
19 Aye 19 No
Education 34% aligned 38 shared votes
28 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

70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 417 of 650
Participation
65.5 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 650
1,152
1,633 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,539
2,351 eligible divisions
623
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
858
55.8 % of votes cast
529
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
681
44.2 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 11 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

139
+66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 650
Appearances
37
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
185
+56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
51
-77.7 vs Commons average
Rank 478 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
£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
4
3 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
Trade
46 of 51 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 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
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
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
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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