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Sarah Owen vs Rebecca Paul

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North
vs
Photograph of Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 260 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 255 different votes 260 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 3 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
31 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 486 of 649
Participation
78.8 %
6 % above average
Rank 228 of 649
1,097
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
575 eligible divisions
565
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
202
44.6 % of votes cast
532
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
251
55.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
76
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 191 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 67 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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