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Sarah Owen vs Chris Philp

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 Chris Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Chris Philp voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 872 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 838 different votes 872 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
16 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 9 No
Energy 4% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
49 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 105 shared votes
57 Aye 48 No
31 Aye 84 No
Migration 2% aligned 115 shared votes
82 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 17 No
Trade 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 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
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 128 of 649
1,109
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,979
2,376 eligible divisions
568
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
959
48.5% of votes cast
541
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,020
51.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
17
0.9% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

60
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Appearances
57
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
72
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
Contributions
86
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 383 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
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22% above average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
4 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
48 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 67 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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