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Gareth Bacon vs Sarah Owen

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

Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington
vs
Photograph of Sarah Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Gareth Bacon and Sarah Owen voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 947 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 915 different votes 947 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
13 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 24 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 16 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
61 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 113 shared votes
51 Aye 62 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 16 No
Trade 0% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 52 of 649
Participation
66.9 %
6 % below average
Rank 484 of 649
1,437
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,094
1,636 eligible divisions
704
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
565
51.6 % of votes cast
733
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
529
48.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
64
-11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 649
60
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
Contributions
77
-56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£268,955
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
Migration
145 of 152 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 152 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Work / Employment
50 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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