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Sarah Owen vs Kerry McCarthy

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 Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 959 shared comparable votes.

959 same votes 0 different votes 959 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
79 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
79 Aye 46 No
30 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
30 Aye 80 No
45 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 92 shared votes
45 Aye 47 No
25 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
79 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
79 Aye 46 No
30 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
30 Aye 80 No
45 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 92 shared votes
45 Aye 47 No
25 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 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
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
1,097
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
565
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
532
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
818
43.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
76
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Contributions
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
66 of 69 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 67 votes
#5
Education
84 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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