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Sarah Owen vs Brian Leishman

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 Brian Leishman
Brian Leishman
Lab Alloa and Grangemouth

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Brian Leishman voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

331 same votes 12 different votes 343 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 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
44 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 12 No
Benefits 58% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 9 No
Housing 92% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 15 No
Education 97% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
44 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
44 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

67.0%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 650
Participation
74.1%
2% above average
Rank 328 of 650
1,142
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
636 eligible divisions
583
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
44.4% of votes cast
559
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
262
55.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
4.9% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
Appearances
182
+85.0 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
83
-86.2 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
Contributions
205
+35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 173 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
£182,647
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22% above average
Latest expenses
£182,647
19% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
60 of 63 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
#3
Tax
104 of 122 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 47 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye 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
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
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
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
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