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Kate Dearden vs Sarah Owen

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

Photograph of Kate Dearden
Kate Dearden
Lab Halifax
vs
Photograph of Sarah Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Sarah Owen voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

293 same votes 0 different votes 293 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 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

86.1%
13% above average
Rank 74 of 649
Participation
66.9%
6% below average
Rank 481 of 649
508
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,109
1,658 eligible divisions
247
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
568
51.2% of votes cast
261
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
541
48.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

82
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
Appearances
60
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
206
+60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
72
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£175,203
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22% above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API