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Sarah Owen vs Rachel Hopkins

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 Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,009 shared comparable votes.

1,009 same votes 0 different votes 1,009 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
83 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
83 Aye 49 No
34 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
34 Aye 87 No
50 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
50 Aye 64 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
83 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
83 Aye 49 No
34 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
34 Aye 87 No
50 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
50 Aye 64 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 491 of 648
Participation
84.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 118 of 648
1,069
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,346
1,594 eligible divisions
557
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
53.8 % of votes cast
512
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
622
46.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

44
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 648
Appearances
75
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 648
54
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 648
Contributions
90
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£998,822
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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
Housing
52 of 53 votes
Defence
47 of 58 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Education
64 of 68 votes
Migration
121 of 152 votes
#4
Migration
141 of 152 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 65 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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