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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 849 shared comparable votes.

849 same votes 0 different votes 849 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 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
75 Aye 40 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 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
75 Aye 40 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

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 648
Participation
67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 491 of 648
1,538
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,069
1,594 eligible divisions
864
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
557
52.1 % of votes cast
674
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
512
47.9 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 648
Appearances
42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 648
67
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 648
Contributions
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 648

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
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
145 of 161 votes
#2
Defence
47 of 58 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 152 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes
#5
Work / Employment
50 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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