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Sarah Olney vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,001 shared comparable votes.

781 same votes 220 different votes 1,001 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
14 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 91 No
Migration 99% aligned 109 shared votes
19 Aye 90 No
35 Aye 33 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 18 No
Trade 93% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 27% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
33 Aye 23 No
Education 38% aligned 56 shared votes
38 Aye 18 No
75 Aye 54 No
Tax 53% aligned 129 shared votes
86 Aye 43 No
24 Aye 20 No
Transport 61% aligned 44 shared votes
13 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 16 No
Housing 63% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 650
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 650
1,152
1,631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,807
2,349 eligible divisions
623
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,019
56.4 % of votes cast
529
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.6 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

138
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 650
Appearances
31
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 650
184
+58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650
Contributions
15
-110.8 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
67 of 69 votes
Trade
46 of 51 votes
#2
Education
90 of 95 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Defence
57 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 89 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
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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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