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Sarah Olney vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 917 shared comparable votes.

192 same votes 725 different votes 917 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
22 Aye 15 No
Education 54% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
74 Aye 54 No
Tax 45% aligned 128 shared votes
41 Aye 87 No
4 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 43% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 23 No
Defence 34% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 87 No
Migration 0% aligned 102 shared votes
87 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
36 Aye 33 No
Brexit / EU 1% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 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
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
625
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
533
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

144
+66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 649
Appearances
164
+86.0 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 649
191
+52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649
Contributions
184
+45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 140 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
188 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
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
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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