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Stephen Doughty vs Sarah Olney

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

Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth
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Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Sarah Olney voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 802 shared comparable votes.

689 same votes 113 different votes 802 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
18 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
18 Aye 73 No
31 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 4 No
Education 95% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
63 Aye 29 No
Tax 65% aligned 92 shared votes
61 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 16 No
Defence 66% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 68% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 15 No
Benefits 73% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

66.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 498 of 648
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
1,541
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
894
58.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
606
53.5 % of votes cast
647
42.0 % of votes cast
No votes
526
46.5 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

54
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 648
Appearances
119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
298
+190.1 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 648
Contributions
140
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Defence
46 of 59 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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