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Sarah Owen vs Jim Shannon

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North
vs
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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Jim Shannon voted the same way 30% of the time, based on 937 shared comparable votes.

285 same votes 652 different votes 937 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
16 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
29 Aye 64 No
Migration 49% aligned 93 shared votes
62 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 12 No
Trade 44% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 24 No
Transport 41% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
49 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 39% aligned 110 shared votes
64 Aye 46 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 10 No
Energy 14% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 15% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 15% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
76 Aye 46 No
Tax 16% aligned 122 shared votes
54 Aye 68 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 18% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 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 486 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,097
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
565
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
532
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

63
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
76
-62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 649
Contributions
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 67 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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