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Sarah Owen vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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 Sir Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 691 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 668 different votes 691 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
14 Aye 7 No
Energy 5% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
37 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 97 shared votes
58 Aye 39 No
63 Aye 26 No
Tax 1% aligned 89 shared votes
25 Aye 64 No
32 Aye 59 No
Migration 1% aligned 91 shared votes
58 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 17 No
Trade 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 20 No
Transport 0% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 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
66.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 499 of 649
1,094
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,559
2,356 eligible divisions
565
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
732
47.0 % of votes cast
529
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
827
53.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

64
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
Appearances
7
-68.7 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
77
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
Contributions
12
-122.5 vs Commons average
Rank 615 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
3 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
173 of 211 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Trade
72 of 89 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 65 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 71 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 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
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege Motion 19 Jun 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
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