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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 955 shared comparable votes.

955 same votes 0 different votes 955 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 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
76 Aye 44 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
21 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
76 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
76 Aye 44 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
21 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 242 of 649
1,097
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,326
1,697 eligible divisions
565
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
692
52.2 % of votes cast
532
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
634
47.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
7 years, 4 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
76
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Contributions
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 422 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
£1,494,987
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
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
50 of 55 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 67 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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