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Sarah Owen vs Matt Bishop

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 Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Matt Bishop voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 233 shared comparable votes.

233 same votes 0 different votes 233 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
34 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
34 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
34 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 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 481 of 649
Participation
52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
1,109
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
312
590 eligible divisions
568
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
145
46.5% of votes cast
541
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
167
53.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
Appearances
34
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
72
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
Contributions
45
-101.9 vs Commons average
Rank 531 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
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22% above average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Tax
77 of 112 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 67 votes
#5
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API