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Sarah Owen vs Jack Abbott

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 Jack Abbott
Jack Abbott
Lab Ipswich

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Jack Abbott voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

356 same votes 0 different votes 356 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
37 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
37 Aye 37 No
15 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
37 Aye 37 No
15 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 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 485 of 649
Participation
91.2 %
19 % above average
Rank 13 of 649
1,094
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
520
570 eligible divisions
565
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
261
50.2 % of votes cast
529
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
259
49.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
Appearances
21
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 649
77
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
Contributions
28
-106.5 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£998,822
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,106
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£181,106
20 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 65 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
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