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Sarah Olney vs Seema Malhotra

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 Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 896 shared comparable votes.

722 same votes 174 different votes 896 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
35 Aye 32 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 67 shared votes
36 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 90 No
Migration 98% aligned 109 shared votes
19 Aye 90 No
18 Aye 18 No
Trade 97% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 93% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 10 No
Education 49% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 55% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
73 Aye 41 No
Tax 61% aligned 114 shared votes
72 Aye 42 No
9 Aye 14 No
Housing 61% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 63% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 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
68.5%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 650
1,175
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,647
2,406 eligible divisions
636
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
919
55.8% of votes cast
539
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
728
44.2% of votes cast
14
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
14 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

167
+74.0 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
Appearances
71
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
225
+63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Contributions
341
+179.0 vs Commons average
Rank 54 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
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33% above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 63 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Trade
46 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sept 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 4 Sept 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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