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Sarah Olney vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 945 shared comparable votes.

941 same votes 4 different votes 945 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
74 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
74 Aye 57 No
62 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
62 Aye 57 No
19 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 87 shared votes
19 Aye 68 No
33 Aye 31 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
74 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
74 Aye 57 No
62 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
62 Aye 57 No
19 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 87 shared votes
19 Aye 68 No
33 Aye 31 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
Participation
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
606
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
526
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
12
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
140
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 648
Contributions
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
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
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Defence
53 of 58 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Trade
45 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API