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Sarah Olney vs Sir John Hayes

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 John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 976 shared comparable votes.

209 same votes 767 different votes 976 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
26 Aye 21 No
Education 62% aligned 47 shared votes
14 Aye 33 No
4 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
67 Aye 59 No
Tax 44% aligned 126 shared votes
43 Aye 83 No
15 Aye 15 No
Housing 43% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 21 No
Transport 33% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 83 No
Migration 0% aligned 101 shared votes
83 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
41 Aye 33 No
Brexit / EU 1% aligned 74 shared votes
32 Aye 42 No
27 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 19 No
Trade 8% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 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
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 162 of 649
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,933
2,361 eligible divisions
625
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
913
47.2 % of votes cast
533
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,020
52.8 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % 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
110
+32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 649
191
+52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649
Contributions
231
+92.5 vs Commons average
Rank 98 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
202 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 91 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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
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
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
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
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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