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Sarah Owen vs John Cooper

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 John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and John Cooper voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 268 different votes 274 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
37 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 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 486 of 649
Participation
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 377 of 649
1,097
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
575 eligible divisions
565
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
41.8 % of votes cast
532
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
241
58.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
76
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Contributions
122
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 228 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
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 67 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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