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Sarah Owen vs Sir Keir Starmer

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 Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Sir Keir Starmer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 367 shared comparable votes.

367 same votes 0 different votes 367 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
22 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 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 484 of 649
Participation
37.9 %
35 % below average
Rank 635 of 649
1,094
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
893
2,354 eligible divisions
565
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
545
61.0 % of votes cast
529
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
348
39.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

64
-11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 649
Appearances
50
-25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 649
77
-56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 649
Contributions
1,520
+1386.7 vs Commons average
Rank 2 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
£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£232,065
3 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
14
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
161 of 211 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Trade
51 of 89 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
Migration
121 of 152 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
25 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 65 votes
#5
Transport
42 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API