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Sarah Owen vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 185 shared comparable votes.

185 same votes 0 different votes 185 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
19 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 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 478 of 650
Participation
46.1%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 650
1,116
1,669 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
601 eligible divisions
570
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
546
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
Appearances
51
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
74
-75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
Contributions
224
+74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 117 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
49 of 51 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 47 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 113 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API