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Sarah Owen vs Ian Lavery

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 Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 968 shared comparable votes.

954 same votes 14 different votes 968 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
33 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
33 Aye 84 No
71 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 114 shared votes
71 Aye 43 No
26 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 13 No
Benefits 83% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 17 No
Housing 97% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
39 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 97 shared votes
38 Aye 59 No
33 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
33 Aye 84 No
71 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 114 shared votes
71 Aye 43 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 475 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,128
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,840
2,405 eligible divisions
572
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
55.2% of votes cast
556
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

67
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Appearances
96
+7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
81
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Contributions
119
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 47 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 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
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No 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
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
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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