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Maureen Burke vs Sarah Owen

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

Photograph of Maureen Burke
Maureen Burke
Lab Glasgow North East
vs
Photograph of Sarah Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Maureen Burke and Sarah Owen voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 258 shared comparable votes.

256 same votes 2 different votes 258 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
21 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 82% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

60.1%
12% below average
Rank 572 of 650
Participation
67.1%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 650
379
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,140
1,699 eligible divisions
164
43.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
581
51.0% of votes cast
215
56.7% of votes cast
No votes
559
49.0% of votes cast
3
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

27
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
68
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
33
-131.6 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Contributions
84
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£166,388
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£166,388
26% below average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 70 votes
Transport
25 of 32 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 154 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
NHS / Health
35 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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