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Sarah Owen vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 815 shared comparable votes.

618 same votes 197 different votes 815 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 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 73 No
Migration 98% aligned 94 shared votes
23 Aye 71 No
25 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 7 No
Education 35% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
69 Aye 31 No
Tax 41% aligned 100 shared votes
56 Aye 44 No
20 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 42% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 14 No
Benefits 44% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 48% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,097
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
565
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
532
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
76
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Contributions
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
60 of 63 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Migration
121 of 154 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 67 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 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
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