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Sarah Olney vs Tim Farron

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Tim Farron voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 958 shared comparable votes.

953 same votes 5 different votes 958 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
66 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 116 shared votes
66 Aye 50 No
21 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
21 Aye 79 No
40 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 92% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
56 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 105 shared votes
56 Aye 49 No
66 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 116 shared votes
66 Aye 50 No
21 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
21 Aye 79 No
40 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
Participation
63.4 %
10 % below average
Rank 542 of 648
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,465
2,312 eligible divisions
606
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
798
54.5 % of votes cast
526
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
667
45.5 % of votes cast
12
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 648
140
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 648
Contributions
140
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
0
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
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Defence
53 of 58 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Trade
45 of 50 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API