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Sarah Owen vs David Baines

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 David Baines
David Baines
Lab St Helens North

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and David Baines voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

300 same votes 3 different votes 303 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
40 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
40 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
40 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 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
68.1%
4% below average
Rank 454 of 650
1,140
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
430
631 eligible divisions
581
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
210
48.8% of votes cast
559
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
220
51.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% 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
25
-69.5 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 650
84
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
Contributions
26
-138.6 vs Commons average
Rank 606 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
£136,662
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22% above average
Latest expenses
£136,662
40% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 47 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 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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