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Sarah Owen vs Ms Diane Abbott

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 Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 771 shared comparable votes.

751 same votes 20 different votes 771 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
63 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
63 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 15 No
Benefits 72% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 94% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 96% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
45 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 103 shared votes
44 Aye 59 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 488 of 647
Participation
65.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 647
1,073
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
558
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
515
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
31
2.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

48
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 647
Appearances
13
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
61
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 647
Contributions
16
-97.8 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£998,822
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 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
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Defence
47 of 58 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Migration
121 of 152 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 65 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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