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Sarah Olney vs Richard Foord

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 Richard Foord
Richard Foord
LD Honiton and Sidmouth

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Richard Foord voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 554 shared comparable votes.

541 same votes 13 different votes 554 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
42 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
42 Aye 47 No
14 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
4 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 52 shared votes
38 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 52 No
Migration 98% aligned 62 shared votes
9 Aye 53 No
42 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
42 Aye 47 No
14 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
4 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

69.6%
3% below average
Rank 431 of 650
Participation
61.0%
11% below average
Rank 563 of 650
1,182
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
688
1,128 eligible divisions
638
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
373
54.2% of votes cast
544
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
315
45.8% of votes cast
14
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.6% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

169
+74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
Appearances
242
+147.5 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
226
+61.4 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 650
Contributions
263
+98.4 vs Commons average
Rank 109 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
£772,982
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33% above average
Latest expenses
£302,531
34% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
35 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 63 votes
#2
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Trade
46 of 56 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 17 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Migration
74 of 97 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
16 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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