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Sarah Owen vs Blair McDougall

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 Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Blair McDougall voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

313 same votes 3 different votes 316 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 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
44 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
44 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

67.1%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 650
Participation
72.9%
1% above average
Rank 358 of 650
1,140
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
460
631 eligible divisions
581
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
50.7% of votes cast
559
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
227
49.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
Appearances
70
-24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
84
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
Contributions
345
+180.4 vs Commons average
Rank 53 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
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22% above average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
#3
Work / Employment
37 of 42 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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