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Sarah Owen vs Baggy Shanker

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 Baggy Shanker
Baggy Shanker
Lab Derby South

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

332 same votes 0 different votes 332 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
38 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
38 Aye 32 No
13 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
38 Aye 32 No
13 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 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 481 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 116 of 649
1,109
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
590 eligible divisions
568
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
53.0% of votes cast
541
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
232
47.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Appearances
74
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
72
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
Contributions
91
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 368 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
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22% above average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 67 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API