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Sarah Owen vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 235 shared comparable votes.

235 same votes 0 different votes 235 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
22 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

66.9%
6% below average
Rank 481 of 649
Participation
63.1%
10% below average
Rank 540 of 649
1,109
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
372
590 eligible divisions
568
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
174
46.8% of votes cast
541
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
198
53.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650
Appearances
65
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
72
-75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
Contributions
547
+399.3 vs Commons average
Rank 15 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22% above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 67 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API