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Sarah Olney vs Tahir Ali

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 Tahir Ali
Tahir Ali
Lab Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Tahir Ali voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 947 shared comparable votes.

701 same votes 246 different votes 947 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
21 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 83 No
Migration 97% aligned 103 shared votes
19 Aye 84 No
18 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
26 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 27% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 31% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 48% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
77 Aye 49 No
Tax 49% aligned 126 shared votes
85 Aye 41 No
17 Aye 16 No
Housing 52% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 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
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 291 of 649
1,164
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,257
1,658 eligible divisions
629
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
52.8% of votes cast
535
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
593
47.2% of votes cast
14
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

146
+63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
28
-54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649
193
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Contributions
39
-104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 545 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
£1,069,100
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33% above average
Latest expenses
£269,557
19% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Trade
46 of 53 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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