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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 935 shared comparable votes.

935 same votes 0 different votes 935 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 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
79 Aye 43 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
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
79 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
79 Aye 43 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
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

66.9 %
6 % below average
Rank 488 of 647
Participation
78.8 %
6 % above average
Rank 235 of 647
1,073
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,831
2,323 eligible divisions
558
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,033
56.4 % of votes cast
515
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
798
43.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

48
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 647
Appearances
51
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 647
61
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 647
Contributions
68
-45.8 vs Commons average
Rank 375 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
£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
0
0 registered categories
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
47 of 58 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Migration
121 of 152 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 65 votes
#5
Education
83 of 95 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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
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
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