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Ed Miliband vs Sarah Owen

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Sarah Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Sarah Owen voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 639 shared comparable votes.

639 same votes 0 different votes 639 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
22 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
22 Aye 79 No
41 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
41 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
23 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
22 Aye 79 No
41 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
41 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
23 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

54.4%
18% below average
Rank 606 of 650
Participation
66.9%
5% below average
Rank 475 of 650
1,308
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,129
1,688 eligible divisions
725
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
573
50.8% of votes cast
583
44.6% 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
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

70
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 650
Appearances
68
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
785
+623.0 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 650
Contributions
84
-78.0 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2% below average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22% above average
0
0 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
171 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 49 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 154 votes
Energy
45 of 70 votes
#5
NHS / Health
35 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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