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Sarah Owen vs Saqib Bhatti

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 Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 898 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 867 different votes 898 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
16 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 7% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 10 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
48 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 109 shared votes
58 Aye 51 No
71 Aye 40 No
Tax 2% aligned 111 shared votes
38 Aye 73 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 17 No
Trade 0% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 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 485 of 649
Participation
81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 166 of 649
1,094
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,638 eligible divisions
565
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
661
49.4 % of votes cast
529
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
676
50.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

64
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
Appearances
77
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 649
77
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
Contributions
105
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 283 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Trade
48 of 51 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 65 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
No
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No
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