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Sarah Olney vs Steve Darling

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Steve Darling voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

313 same votes 7 different votes 320 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
31 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 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
67.5%
5% below average
Rank 472 of 649
1,164
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
398
590 eligible divisions
629
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
54.5% of votes cast
535
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
181
45.5% of votes cast
14
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.8% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

146
+62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Appearances
142
+58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 649
193
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Contributions
168
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 173 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
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33% above average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
5 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
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API