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Sarah Owen vs Kirsty Blackman

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
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Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 566 shared comparable votes.

490 same votes 76 different votes 566 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
20 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 23 No
Tax 61% aligned 77 shared votes
50 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 15 No
Benefits 63% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 7 No
Energy 67% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Education 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 72% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 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
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,097
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
565
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
532
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
569
43.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
76
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Contributions
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 121 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
200 of 211 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 67 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
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