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Sarah Olney vs Lucy Powell

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 Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Lucy Powell voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 853 shared comparable votes.

639 same votes 214 different votes 853 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
16 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 72 No
Migration 98% aligned 92 shared votes
18 Aye 74 No
20 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 19 No
Trade 97% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
33 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 62 shared votes
36 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
32 Aye 18 No
Education 36% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
66 Aye 39 No
Tax 52% aligned 105 shared votes
72 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 9 No
Housing 64% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 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 415 of 649
Participation
65.8 %
7 % below average
Rank 503 of 649
1,154
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,548
2,354 eligible divisions
624
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
872
56.3 % of votes cast
530
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
676
43.7 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
13 years, 7 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

140
+64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 649
Appearances
4
-71.2 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 649
188
+54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 649
Contributions
146
+12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 181 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
£2,425,912
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£249,415
10 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 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
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
Trade
46 of 51 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
51 of 71 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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
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 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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