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Ian Murray vs Sarah Owen

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

Photograph of Ian Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South
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Photograph of Sarah Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Ian Murray and Sarah Owen voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 881 shared comparable votes.

881 same votes 0 different votes 881 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
32 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
32 Aye 87 No
41 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
41 Aye 60 No
68 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
68 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
32 Aye 87 No
41 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
41 Aye 60 No
68 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
68 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

70.9%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 650
Participation
66.9%
5% below average
Rank 475 of 650
1,707
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,129
1,688 eligible divisions
944
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
573
50.8% of votes cast
763
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
556
49.2% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

72
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
Appearances
68
-24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
147
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650
Contributions
84
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£277,506
23% above average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22% above average
7
3 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
192 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 82 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 154 votes
Benefits
63 of 81 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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API