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Sarah Olney vs Paul Holmes

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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Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Paul Holmes voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 970 shared comparable votes.

212 same votes 758 different votes 970 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
8 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 63% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 62% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 53% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
77 Aye 44 No
Tax 39% aligned 121 shared votes
41 Aye 80 No
15 Aye 19 No
Transport 35% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 91 No
Migration 2% aligned 108 shared votes
89 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 47 shared votes
18 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 22 No
Trade 7% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 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
85.1 %
12 % above average
Rank 94 of 649
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
1,643 eligible divisions
625
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
694
49.6 % of votes cast
533
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
704
50.4 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

144
+66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 649
Appearances
105
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649
191
+52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649
Contributions
390
+251.5 vs Commons average
Rank 37 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
£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£234,722
4 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
63 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Trade
50 of 53 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
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
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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