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Sarah Owen vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 747 shared comparable votes.

565 same votes 182 different votes 747 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
30 Aye 60 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
30 Aye 60 No
15 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 16 No
Trade 97% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 90% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 13 No
Education 32% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 34% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
72 Aye 32 No
Tax 47% aligned 104 shared votes
61 Aye 43 No
8 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 57% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 64% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 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
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,097
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
565
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
532
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % 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
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
76
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Contributions
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 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
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
13
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
191 of 211 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 67 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
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