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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.


Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 967 shared comparable votes.

961 same votes 6 different votes 967 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
77 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
77 Aye 57 No
65 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
65 Aye 58 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
27 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
77 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
77 Aye 57 No
65 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
65 Aye 58 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
27 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

69.7%
3% below average
Rank 430 of 650
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 481 of 650
1,175
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,602
2,405 eligible divisions
636
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
923
57.6% of votes cast
539
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
679
42.4% of votes cast
14
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

163
+74.2 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
Appearances
88
-0.8 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650
220
+65.4 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
Contributions
135
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 254 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
£3,256,569
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
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
13
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

Brexit / EU
55 of 64 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
Trade
46 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
180 of 234 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API