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Sarah Owen vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Ian Byrne voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 934 shared comparable votes.

915 same votes 19 different votes 934 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
77 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 119 shared votes
77 Aye 42 No
33 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
33 Aye 75 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 13 No
Benefits 79% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 95% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 13 No
Housing 96% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
46 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 106 shared votes
45 Aye 61 No
77 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 119 shared votes
77 Aye 42 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
72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
1,140
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
581
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
54.6% of votes cast
559
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

68
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
Appearances
61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
84
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
Contributions
109
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API