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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Sarah Owen

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

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Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
vs
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Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Sarah Owen voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 257 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 225 different votes 257 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
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 57% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 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
8 Aye 4 No
Housing 25% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 20% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 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
13 Aye 14 No
Education 4% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 7% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 649
Participation
66.9%
6% below average
Rank 481 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,109
1,658 eligible divisions
208
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
568
51.2% of votes cast
194
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
541
48.8% of votes cast
13
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

167
+83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 649
Appearances
60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 649
197
+51.1 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
Contributions
72
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
23 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 70 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
50 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
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
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