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Sarah Owen vs Harriet Cross

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 Harriet Cross
Harriet Cross
Con Gordon and Buchan

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Harriet Cross voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 246 different votes 252 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 4 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 7 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
30 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 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
72.7 %
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
1,097
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
418
575 eligible divisions
565
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
195
46.7 % of votes cast
532
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
223
53.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
114
+36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 650
76
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Contributions
199
+60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 124 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
£178,612
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,612
21 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 111 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 67 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 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
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