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Sarah Olney vs Sir Christopher Chope

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 Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 656 shared comparable votes.

145 same votes 511 different votes 656 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
12 Aye 13 No
Education 64% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
41 Aye 45 No
Tax 62% aligned 86 shared votes
30 Aye 56 No
9 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 55% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 13 No
Housing 47% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 14 No
Defence 42% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 84 No
Migration 0% aligned 100 shared votes
84 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 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
59.4 %
13 % below average
Rank 579 of 649
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,402
2,361 eligible divisions
625
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
596
42.5 % of votes cast
533
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
806
57.5 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
73
5.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

144
+66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 649
Appearances
44
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 649
191
+52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649
Contributions
42
-96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 530 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
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
304
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
192 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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