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Sarah Owen vs Alistair Strathern

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
Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 392 shared comparable votes.

392 same votes 0 different votes 392 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
44 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
44 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
44 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 483 of 650
Participation
79.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 218 of 650
1,093
1,631 eligible divisions
Total votes
580
732 eligible divisions
564
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
298
51.4 % of votes cast
529
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
282
48.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

64
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Appearances
61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
77
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Contributions
70
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£998,822
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Defence
57 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
121 of 152 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 65 votes
#5
Energy
24 of 25 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API