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Sarah Owen vs Seema Malhotra

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 Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 790 shared comparable votes.

789 same votes 1 different votes 790 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
33 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
33 Aye 79 No
66 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
66 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
31 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
33 Aye 79 No
66 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
66 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
31 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

66.9 %
6 % below average
Rank 491 of 647
Participation
68.1 %
5 % below average
Rank 467 of 647
1,080
1,615 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,588
2,333 eligible divisions
560
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
894
56.3 % of votes cast
520
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
694
43.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
14 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

54
-12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
Appearances
55
-11.2 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 650
67
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
Contributions
326
+208.2 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 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
183 of 211 votes
Defence
51 of 63 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Defence
54 of 64 votes
Migration
121 of 152 votes
#4
Migration
141 of 169 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 65 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
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
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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