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Alison Bennett vs Sarah Owen

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

Photograph of Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex
vs
Photograph of Sarah Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Alison Bennett and Sarah Owen voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 253 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 217 different votes 253 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
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 4 No
Housing 25% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 4% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 6 No
Benefits 7% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 387 of 650
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 483 of 650
405
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,093
1,631 eligible divisions
216
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
564
51.6 % of votes cast
189
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
529
48.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

131
+60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
Appearances
64
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
149
+23.2 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
Contributions
77
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£141,775
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£141,775
37 % below average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Defence
57 of 69 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 152 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#5
Work / Employment
50 of 65 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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
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