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Chris Law vs Sarah Owen

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

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Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
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Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Sarah Owen voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 536 shared comparable votes.

468 same votes 68 different votes 536 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
27 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
27 Aye 72 No
20 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 15 No
Trade 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 28 No
Tax 53% aligned 75 shared votes
52 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 3 No
Energy 67% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 9 No
Benefits 69% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 84% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

51.1%
21% below average
Rank 619 of 650
Participation
66.9%
5% below average
Rank 475 of 650
1,229
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,129
1,688 eligible divisions
678
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
573
50.8% of votes cast
551
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
556
49.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

63
-29.2 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
Appearances
69
-23.2 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
67
-93.2 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
Contributions
85
-75.2 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53% above average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22% above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
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

Brexit / EU
196 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 82 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 154 votes
Trade
64 of 94 votes
#5
NHS / Health
35 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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