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Sarah Olney vs Simon Lightwood

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 Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 57% of the time, based on 478 shared comparable votes.

273 same votes 205 different votes 478 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
5 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 2 No
Energy 94% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 92% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 30 No
Migration 90% aligned 41 shared votes
11 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 3 No
Transport 19% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 19% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 20% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 8 No
Benefits 25% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 30% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 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
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 649
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
698
1,072 eligible divisions
625
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
54.9 % of votes cast
533
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
315
45.1 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

142
+64.4 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 649
Appearances
92
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
189
+51.2 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 649
Contributions
244
+106.2 vs Commons average
Rank 84 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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