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Sarah Olney vs Wera Hobhouse

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Olney and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 977 shared comparable votes.

966 same votes 11 different votes 977 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
71 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
71 Aye 51 No
59 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
59 Aye 51 No
17 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
17 Aye 80 No
24 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
71 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
71 Aye 51 No
59 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
59 Aye 51 No
17 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
17 Aye 80 No
24 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 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
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 648
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
606
53.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
821
53.9 % of votes cast
526
46.5 % of votes cast
No votes
701
46.1 % of votes cast
12
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
140
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 648
Contributions
157
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 107 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£300,579
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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 58 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Trade
45 of 50 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#4
Defence
52 of 59 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
69 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API