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Sarah Owen vs Andy McDonald

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 Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Andy McDonald voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 954 shared comparable votes.

945 same votes 9 different votes 954 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
72 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
72 Aye 52 No
28 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
28 Aye 84 No
44 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
44 Aye 60 No
25 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 14 No
Benefits 86% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 15 No
Housing 97% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
72 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
72 Aye 52 No
28 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
28 Aye 84 No
44 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
44 Aye 60 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 475 of 650
Participation
75.6%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 650
1,128
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,819
2,405 eligible divisions
572
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,006
55.3% of votes cast
556
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
813
44.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

67
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Appearances
94
+5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
81
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Contributions
131
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 266 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
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22% above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
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
60 of 63 votes
#1
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
82 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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