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Sarah Olney vs Priti Patel

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

Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park
vs
Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Priti Patel voted the same way 29% of the time, based on 706 shared comparable votes.

203 same votes 503 different votes 706 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
16 Aye 18 No
Education 74% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 71% aligned 21 shared votes
2 Aye 19 No
1 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 70% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
56 Aye 47 No
Tax 56% aligned 103 shared votes
33 Aye 70 No
9 Aye 15 No
Housing 54% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 18 No
Trade 3% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 63 No
Migration 4% aligned 79 shared votes
60 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 649
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,458
2,361 eligible divisions
625
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
45.5 % of votes cast
533
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
795
54.5 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

144
+66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 649
Appearances
67
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 649
191
+52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649
Contributions
95
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 334 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
15
3 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
189 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 321 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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