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Valerie Vaz vs Sarah Olney

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

Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich
vs
Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Sarah Olney voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,007 shared comparable votes.

784 same votes 223 different votes 1,007 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
20 Aye 91 No
Migration 98% aligned 111 shared votes
18 Aye 93 No
38 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 68 shared votes
35 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 21 No
Trade 93% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 27% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
39 Aye 18 No
Education 39% aligned 57 shared votes
34 Aye 23 No
86 Aye 43 No
Tax 53% aligned 129 shared votes
75 Aye 54 No
13 Aye 31 No
Transport 61% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 9 No
Housing 63% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
792
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
Contributions
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
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