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Sarah Owen vs Jeff Smith

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 Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Jeff Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 825 shared comparable votes.

825 same votes 0 different votes 825 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
65 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
65 Aye 41 No
25 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
25 Aye 79 No
42 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
42 Aye 53 No
21 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
65 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
65 Aye 41 No
25 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
25 Aye 79 No
42 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
42 Aye 53 No
21 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 16 No
Benefits 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 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 647
Participation
79.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 228 of 647
1,069
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,312 eligible divisions
557
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,009
54.9 % of votes cast
512
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
828
45.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

44
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 647
Appearances
16
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 647
54
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 647
Contributions
21
-88.3 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£998,822
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Defence
47 of 58 votes
#2
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Migration
121 of 152 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 65 votes
#5
Work / Employment
65 of 75 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
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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