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Sarah Owen vs David Burton-Sampson

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 Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 0 different votes 344 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
39 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
39 Aye 36 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
39 Aye 36 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 486 of 649
Participation
87.0 %
14 % above average
Rank 61 of 649
1,097
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
500
575 eligible divisions
565
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
264
52.8 % of votes cast
532
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
236
47.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 649
Appearances
53
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 649
76
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 649
Contributions
56
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£998,822
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 67 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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