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Sarah Owen vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 927 shared comparable votes.

927 same votes 0 different votes 927 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
76 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
76 Aye 41 No
28 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
28 Aye 86 No
49 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
49 Aye 61 No
22 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
76 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
76 Aye 41 No
28 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
28 Aye 86 No
49 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
49 Aye 61 No
22 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 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
77.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 262 of 648
1,069
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,281
1,648 eligible divisions
557
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
677
52.8 % of votes cast
512
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
604
47.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

44
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 648
Appearances
35
-25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 648
54
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 648
Contributions
46
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 480 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 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
Devolution / Local Government
49 of 54 votes
Defence
47 of 58 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Education
60 of 68 votes
Migration
121 of 152 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 65 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 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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