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Sarah Owen vs Rachael Maskell

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 Rachael Maskell
Rachael Maskell
Lab York Central

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Rachael Maskell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,059 shared comparable votes.

1,042 same votes 17 different votes 1,059 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
84 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
84 Aye 54 No
34 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
34 Aye 87 No
29 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 17 No
Benefits 86% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 17 No
Housing 97% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
48 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 112 shared votes
48 Aye 64 No
84 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
84 Aye 54 No
34 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
34 Aye 87 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

67.1%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 650
Participation
84.0%
12% above average
Rank 113 of 650
1,140
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,030
2,417 eligible divisions
581
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,100
54.2% of votes cast
559
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
930
45.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
47
2.3% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

68
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
Appearances
266
+171.5 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
84
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
Contributions
324
+159.4 vs Commons average
Rank 67 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
£1,927,153
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22% above average
Latest expenses
£256,869
14% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
91 of 96 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
91 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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