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Sarah Owen vs Tim Farron

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 Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Tim Farron voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 761 shared comparable votes.

568 same votes 193 different votes 761 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
21 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 71 No
Migration 97% aligned 100 shared votes
30 Aye 70 No
19 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 12 No
Education 29% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
64 Aye 29 No
Tax 47% aligned 93 shared votes
51 Aye 42 No
20 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 49% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 52% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 13 No
Housing 57% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 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 488 of 647
Participation
63.2 %
10 % below average
Rank 543 of 647
1,073
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,323 eligible divisions
558
52.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
802
54.6 % of votes cast
515
48.0 % of votes cast
No votes
667
45.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

48
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 647
Appearances
122
+58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 647
61
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 647
Contributions
140
+26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£998,822
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
23
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
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Defence
47 of 58 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Migration
121 of 152 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 65 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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