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Sarah Owen vs Rebecca Long Bailey

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 Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 982 shared comparable votes.

971 same votes 11 different votes 982 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
47 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
47 Aye 66 No
73 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 113 shared votes
73 Aye 40 No
34 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
34 Aye 77 No
26 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 15 No
Benefits 85% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
47 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
47 Aye 66 No
73 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 113 shared votes
73 Aye 40 No
34 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
34 Aye 77 No
26 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 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
77.0%
5% above average
Rank 267 of 650
1,128
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,851
2,405 eligible divisions
572
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,019
55.1% of votes cast
556
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
832
44.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
26
1.4% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

67
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Appearances
60
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
81
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Contributions
61
-93.6 vs Commons average
Rank 493 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
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22% above average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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
60 of 63 votes
#1
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
82 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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