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Sarah Olney vs Naz Shah

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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Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Naz Shah voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 881 shared comparable votes.

682 same votes 199 different votes 881 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
27 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 68 No
Migration 98% aligned 88 shared votes
18 Aye 70 No
33 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 92% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 35% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 42% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
1 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 17 No
Housing 48% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
68 Aye 47 No
Tax 52% aligned 115 shared votes
77 Aye 38 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 417 of 650
Participation
65.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 512 of 650
1,152
1,633 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,533
2,351 eligible divisions
623
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
853
55.6 % of votes cast
529
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
680
44.4 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.9 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

139
+66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 650
Appearances
13
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 650
185
+56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
16
-112.7 vs Commons average
Rank 605 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
£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,636
38 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
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
Housing
56 of 66 votes
Trade
46 of 51 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
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
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
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