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Sarah Olney vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Michael Shanks voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

118 same votes 178 different votes 296 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
3 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 24 No
Migration 97% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 2 No
Energy 70% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 17 No
Education 6% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 3 No
Transport 7% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 10% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
1 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 16 shared votes
15 Aye 1 No
33 Aye 31 No
Tax 19% aligned 64 shared votes
43 Aye 21 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
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
625
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
533
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

142
+64.4 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 649
Appearances
99
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649
189
+51.1 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 649
Contributions
386
+248.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 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
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
Where they voted the same
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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