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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 74% of the time, based on 771 shared comparable votes.

569 same votes 202 different votes 771 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
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
14 Aye 16 No
Trade 97% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 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 32 No
Tax 46% aligned 96 shared votes
54 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
21 Aye 24 No
Defence 56% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 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 486 of 649
Participation
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 649
1,097
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
565
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
811
54.7 % of votes cast
532
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
671
45.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
76
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Contributions
168
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 156 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
£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
13
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
24
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
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 67 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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