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Sarah Owen vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Olivia Blake voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 936 shared comparable votes.

927 same votes 9 different votes 936 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
80 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
80 Aye 48 No
36 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
36 Aye 63 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 11 No
Benefits 83% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 13 No
Housing 96% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
33 Aye 74 No
Migration 98% aligned 107 shared votes
35 Aye 72 No
80 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
80 Aye 48 No
36 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
36 Aye 63 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 475 of 650
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 650
1,128
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,252
1,687 eligible divisions
572
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
655
52.3% of votes cast
556
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
597
47.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

67
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Appearances
35
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
81
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Contributions
39
-115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 562 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
2 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
60 of 63 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
53 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API