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Matt Western vs Sarah Owen

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Sarah Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Sarah Owen voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 893 shared comparable votes.

893 same votes 0 different votes 893 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
33 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
33 Aye 87 No
75 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 119 shared votes
75 Aye 44 No
45 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
45 Aye 46 No
29 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
33 Aye 87 No
75 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 119 shared votes
75 Aye 44 No
45 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
45 Aye 46 No
29 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

74.3%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 650
Participation
66.9%
5% below average
Rank 475 of 650
1,598
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,129
1,688 eligible divisions
889
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
573
50.8% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
556
49.2% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

98
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Appearances
68
-24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
114
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 339 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

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
3
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
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