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Sarah Owen vs Graham Stringer

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 Graham Stringer
Graham Stringer
Lab Blackley and Middleton South

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Graham Stringer voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 746 shared comparable votes.

731 same votes 15 different votes 746 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
61 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 105 shared votes
61 Aye 44 No
25 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
25 Aye 70 No
23 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 4 No
Benefits 79% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 20 No
Defence 92% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 94% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
47 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 106 shared votes
46 Aye 60 No
61 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 105 shared votes
61 Aye 44 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
57.9%
14% below average
Rank 589 of 650
1,140
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,400
2,417 eligible divisions
581
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
703
50.2% of votes cast
559
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
697
49.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
115
8.2% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

68
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
Appearances
66
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
84
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
Contributions
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 547 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
£2,011,354
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22% above average
Latest expenses
£160,334
29% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
60 of 63 votes
#1
Migration
123 of 171 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
#3
Transport
65 of 98 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Defence
47 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 47 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 82 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No rebel
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No rebel
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye 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
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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