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Sarah Owen vs Richard Burgon

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 Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Richard Burgon voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,006 shared comparable votes.

980 same votes 26 different votes 1,006 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
77 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
77 Aye 50 No
33 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
33 Aye 82 No
23 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 15 No
Benefits 80% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 90% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 16 No
Housing 96% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 11 No
Energy 97% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

67.0%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 650
Participation
79.9%
8% above average
Rank 196 of 650
1,142
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,936
2,422 eligible divisions
583
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,060
54.8% of votes cast
559
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
876
45.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
45
2.3% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

67
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
Appearances
95
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
83
-83.4 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 650
Contributions
106
-60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 372 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
£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22% above average
Latest expenses
£301,574
33% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
NHS / Health
35 of 47 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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