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Sarah Olney vs Simon Hoare

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
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Simon Hoare
Con North Dorset

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Simon Hoare voted the same way 28% of the time, based on 893 shared comparable votes.

253 same votes 640 different votes 893 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
4 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 63% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 62% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 15 No
Education 61% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 15 No
Housing 46% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
76 Aye 50 No
Tax 43% aligned 126 shared votes
48 Aye 78 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
36 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
9 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 7% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 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
74.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 325 of 649
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,758
2,361 eligible divisions
625
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
822
46.8 % of votes cast
533
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
936
53.2 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
46
2.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

144
+66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 649
Appearances
98
+20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
191
+52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649
Contributions
127
-11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 222 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
£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,934
21 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Energy
58 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Tax
257 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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