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Sarah Olney vs Sir Stephen Timms

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 Stephen Timms
Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 1,040 shared comparable votes.

794 same votes 246 different votes 1,040 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
36 Aye 35 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 92 No
Migration 97% aligned 112 shared votes
19 Aye 93 No
28 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 19 No
Trade 90% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 10% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
30 Aye 23 No
Education 38% aligned 53 shared votes
37 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 16 No
Housing 50% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
80 Aye 44 No
Tax 60% aligned 124 shared votes
78 Aye 46 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 415 of 649
Participation
78.6 %
6 % above average
Rank 235 of 649
1,154
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,850
2,354 eligible divisions
624
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,020
55.1 % of votes cast
530
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
830
44.9 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
32 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

138
+64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649
Appearances
54
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 649
184
+53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 649
Contributions
153
+22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 165 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
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
65 of 69 votes
Trade
46 of 51 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
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
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API