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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 870 shared comparable votes.

870 same votes 0 different votes 870 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 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 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 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

71.2%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 649
Participation
66.9%
6% below average
Rank 481 of 649
1,692
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,109
1,658 eligible divisions
939
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
568
51.2% of votes cast
753
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
541
48.8% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

80
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 649
Appearances
61
-21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 649
162
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649
Contributions
73
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649

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
191 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 77 votes
#5
Work / Employment
50 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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