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Sarah Olney vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 823 shared comparable votes.

695 same votes 128 different votes 823 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
18 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
18 Aye 73 No
31 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 3 No
Education 95% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
26 Aye 19 No
Defence 62% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
63 Aye 31 No
Tax 64% aligned 94 shared votes
63 Aye 31 No
6 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 68% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 13 No
Benefits 73% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

70.2%
2% below average
Rank 427 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 649
1,164
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
629
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
906
57.3% of votes cast
535
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
675
42.7% of votes cast
14
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

148
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
Appearances
79
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 649
195
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649
Contributions
349
+206.7 vs Commons average
Rank 46 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33% above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
177 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 71 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sept 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sept 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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