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Sarah Owen vs Stephen Doughty

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 Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Stephen Doughty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 753 shared comparable votes.

752 same votes 1 different votes 753 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 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
33 Aye 67 No
60 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
60 Aye 31 No
37 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 83 shared votes
37 Aye 46 No
18 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
33 Aye 67 No
60 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
60 Aye 31 No
37 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 83 shared votes
37 Aye 46 No
18 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 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
66.9 %
6 % below average
Rank 490 of 647
1,080
1,615 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,561
2,333 eligible divisions
560
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
898
57.5 % of votes cast
520
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
663
42.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
17
1.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
13 years, 7 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

54
-12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
Appearances
67
+0.8 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
67
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650
Contributions
334
+216.2 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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
£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,894
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
177 of 211 votes
Defence
51 of 63 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Migration
121 of 152 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 65 votes
#5
Defence
51 of 64 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
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API