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Sarah Owen vs Dr Ellie Chowns

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
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Dr Ellie Chowns
Green North Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Dr Ellie Chowns voted the same way 64% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

182 same votes 101 different votes 283 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
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
19 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 6 No
Energy 83% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 6 No
Education 76% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 41% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 6 No
Benefits 53% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 9 No
Housing 54% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 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
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 207 of 649
1,097
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
575 eligible divisions
565
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
255
55.7 % of votes cast
532
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
203
44.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
205
+126.5 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 649
76
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 649
Contributions
309
+169.7 vs Commons average
Rank 54 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
£176,497
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£176,497
22 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 67 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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