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Sarah Owen vs Gareth Bacon

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North
vs
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Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 949 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 917 different votes 949 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
17 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 12 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 9 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
51 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 113 shared votes
61 Aye 52 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 17 No
Trade 0% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 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
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
1,097
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
565
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
532
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
76
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Contributions
65
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 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
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
63 of 63 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 67 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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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