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Hilary Benn vs Sarah Owen

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

Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South
vs
Photograph of Sarah Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Sarah Owen voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 918 shared comparable votes.

918 same votes 0 different votes 918 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
34 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
34 Aye 85 No
70 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
70 Aye 41 No
50 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
50 Aye 58 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
34 Aye 85 No
70 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
70 Aye 41 No
50 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
50 Aye 58 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 271 of 648
Participation
67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 491 of 648
1,785
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,069
1,594 eligible divisions
1,020
57.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
557
52.1 % of votes cast
765
42.9 % 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
26 years, 11 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

38
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 648
Appearances
42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 648
298
+189.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
Contributions
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22 % above average
2
2 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

Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Education
88 of 95 votes
#2
Defence
47 of 58 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 152 votes
Defence
51 of 59 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
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
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