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Sarah Owen vs Alan Mak

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

Photograph of Sarah Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North
vs
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Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Alan Mak voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 888 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 858 different votes 888 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
16 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 5% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 9 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
51 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 112 shared votes
60 Aye 52 No
25 Aye 22 No
Defence 2% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 17 No
Trade 0% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 22 No
Transport 0% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 485 of 649
Participation
85.5 %
13 % above average
Rank 86 of 649
1,094
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,015
2,356 eligible divisions
565
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
955
47.4 % of votes cast
529
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,060
52.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

64
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
Appearances
17
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 649
77
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
Contributions
20
-114.5 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£998,822
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
30
7 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
48 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 65 votes
#5
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
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