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Sarah Olney vs Luke Pollard

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 Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Luke Pollard voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 833 shared comparable votes.

661 same votes 172 different votes 833 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
22 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
4 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
20 Aye 89 No
Migration 98% aligned 109 shared votes
18 Aye 91 No
24 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 14 No
Education 37% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 44% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 56% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
61 Aye 39 No
Tax 59% aligned 100 shared votes
68 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 19 No
Defence 62% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 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 416 of 650
Participation
69.6 %
3 % below average
Rank 437 of 650
1,152
1,631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,458
2,094 eligible divisions
623
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
805
55.2 % of votes cast
529
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
653
44.8 % 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
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

138
+67.0 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 650
Appearances
74
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
184
+58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
Contributions
682
+556.0 vs Commons average
Rank 7 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
£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,067
37 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Migration
144 of 161 votes
Trade
46 of 51 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Defence
57 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
58 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
69 of 85 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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