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Sarah Owen vs Richard Foord

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 Foord
Richard Foord
LD Honiton and Sidmouth

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Richard Foord voted the same way 55% of the time, based on 418 shared comparable votes.

230 same votes 188 different votes 418 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
4 Aye 5 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 48 No
Migration 98% aligned 62 shared votes
13 Aye 49 No
14 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 78% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 0 No
Trade 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 4 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 9 No
Education 14% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
36 Aye 21 No
Tax 19% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
9 Aye 18 No
Defence 26% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 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
61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 566 of 649
1,097
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
654
1,072 eligible divisions
565
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
350
53.5 % of votes cast
532
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
304
46.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

63
-14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 649
Appearances
231
+153.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
76
-61.8 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 649
Contributions
255
+117.2 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£998,822
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£772,982
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£302,531
34 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
24 of 29 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Housing
33 of 43 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Migration
74 of 97 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 67 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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