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Sarah Owen vs Mr Peter Bedford

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 Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 275 different votes 284 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 4 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 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
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
1,109
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
568
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
541
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 649
Appearances
63
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 649
72
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
Contributions
75
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 421 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
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22% above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
4 of 4 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 67 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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