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Sarah Olney vs Mr Will Forster

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

332 same votes 12 different votes 344 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
33 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
33 Aye 42 No
16 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
33 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
33 Aye 42 No
16 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

69.4%
3% below average
Rank 431 of 650
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 344 of 650
1,182
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
636 eligible divisions
638
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
53.7% of votes cast
544
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
216
46.3% of votes cast
14
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

171
+74.0 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 650
Appearances
220
+123.0 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650
229
+59.8 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 650
Contributions
272
+102.8 vs Commons average
Rank 104 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
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33% above average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Brexit / EU
55 of 64 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
53 of 63 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
46 of 56 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API