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Sarah Olney vs Sam Carling

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 Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Sam Carling voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 275 different votes 319 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
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 1 No
Energy 50% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 20% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
32 Aye 38 No
Tax 4% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
7 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 5% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 20 shared votes
20 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 5% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 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
89.2 %
17 % above average
Rank 27 of 649
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
575 eligible divisions
625
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
271
52.8 % of votes cast
533
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
242
47.2 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
Appearances
63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Contributions
82
-56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 381 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
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
31 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
Aye
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