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Kerry McCarthy vs Sarah Owen

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

Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East
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Photograph of Sarah Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Sarah Owen voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 970 shared comparable votes.

970 same votes 0 different votes 970 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
79 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
79 Aye 46 No
30 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
30 Aye 80 No
45 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 92 shared votes
45 Aye 47 No
25 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
79 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
79 Aye 46 No
30 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
30 Aye 80 No
45 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 92 shared votes
45 Aye 47 No
25 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

79.1%
6% above average
Rank 221 of 649
Participation
66.9%
6% below average
Rank 481 of 649
1,879
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,109
1,658 eligible divisions
1,052
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
568
51.2% of votes cast
827
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
541
48.8% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

79
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
Appearances
61
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
107
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 649
Contributions
73
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
7
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 154 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API