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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 873 shared comparable votes.

873 same votes 0 different votes 873 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 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
75 Aye 43 No
44 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
44 Aye 43 No
25 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
33 Aye 87 No
75 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
75 Aye 43 No
44 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
44 Aye 43 No
25 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
1% above average
Rank 331 of 649
Participation
66.9%
6% below average
Rank 481 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,109
1,658 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
568
51.2% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
541
48.8% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

93
+10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
Appearances
61
-21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 649
109
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 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

£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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 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
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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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