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Sarah Owen vs Mr Mark Francois

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 Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 693 shared comparable votes.

21 same votes 672 different votes 693 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
13 Aye 17 No
Trade 13% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 51 No
Migration 4% aligned 73 shared votes
50 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 4% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
31 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 76 shared votes
46 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 21 No
Transport 0% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 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 485 of 649
Participation
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 466 of 649
1,094
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,356 eligible divisions
565
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
744
46.5 % of votes cast
529
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
856
53.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

64
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
Appearances
109
+33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 649
77
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
Contributions
338
+203.5 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£998,822
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
202 of 211 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 89 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 65 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
Aye
Nationality and Borders Bill (Report): New Clause 52 7 Dec 2021
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
No
Trade Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree to Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
No
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