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Sarah Owen vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 873 shared comparable votes.

873 same votes 0 different votes 873 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 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
77 Aye 47 No
32 Aye 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
32 Aye 78 No
44 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
44 Aye 53 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
77 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
77 Aye 47 No
32 Aye 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
32 Aye 78 No
44 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
44 Aye 53 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 491 of 648
Participation
74.1 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 648
1,069
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,181
1,594 eligible divisions
557
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
629
53.3 % of votes cast
512
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
552
46.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

44
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 648
Appearances
38
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 648
54
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 648
Contributions
219
+109.7 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£998,822
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
0
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
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
Defence
47 of 58 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Migration
121 of 152 votes
#4
Migration
130 of 152 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 65 votes
#5
Education
57 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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