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Sarah Owen vs Andrew Western

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 Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 445 shared comparable votes.

445 same votes 0 different votes 445 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
30 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 44 No
Migration 100% aligned 60 shared votes
16 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 44 No
Migration 100% aligned 60 shared votes
16 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

66.9 %
6 % below average
Rank 488 of 647
Participation
73.9 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 647
1,073
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
680
920 eligible divisions
558
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
335
49.3 % of votes cast
515
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
345
50.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

48
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 647
Appearances
49
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 647
61
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 647
Contributions
304
+190.2 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£998,822
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
3
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
48 of 50 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
Defence
47 of 58 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 31 votes
Migration
121 of 152 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 65 votes
#5
Benefits
31 of 35 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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