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Sarah Owen vs Matthew Pennycook

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 Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,012 shared comparable votes.

1,012 same votes 0 different votes 1,012 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
83 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
83 Aye 51 No
34 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
34 Aye 85 No
45 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
45 Aye 58 No
26 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
83 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
83 Aye 51 No
34 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
34 Aye 85 No
45 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
45 Aye 58 No
26 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 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
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,097
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
565
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
532
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
864
44.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % 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
134
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
76
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Contributions
552
+413.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 67 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
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