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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 630 shared comparable votes.

630 same votes 0 different votes 630 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

55.8 %
17 % below average
Rank 603 of 648
Participation
67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 491 of 648
1,291
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,069
1,594 eligible divisions
714
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
557
52.1 % of votes cast
577
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
512
47.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

43
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 648
Appearances
42
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 648
495
+387.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 648
Contributions
51
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 648

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
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#2
Defence
47 of 58 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 152 votes
Energy
45 of 67 votes
#5
Work / Employment
50 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Opposition day: Student loans 18 Mar 2026
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API