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Sarah Owen vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 941 shared comparable votes.

941 same votes 0 different votes 941 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
34 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
34 Aye 85 No
70 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
70 Aye 41 No
50 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
50 Aye 58 No
21 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
34 Aye 85 No
70 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
70 Aye 41 No
50 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
50 Aye 58 No
21 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 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
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
1,097
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
565
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
532
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
76
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Contributions
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
68 of 69 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 67 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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