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Sarah Owen vs Yvette Cooper

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 Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Sarah Owen and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 717 shared comparable votes.

717 same votes 0 different votes 717 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 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
33 Aye 86 No
41 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
41 Aye 50 No
46 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
46 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
33 Aye 86 No
41 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
41 Aye 50 No
46 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
46 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 491 of 647
Participation
63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 539 of 647
1,069
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,467
2,312 eligible divisions
557
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
847
57.7 % of votes cast
512
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
620
42.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

44
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 647
Appearances
44
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 647
54
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 647
Contributions
759
+649.7 vs Commons average
Rank 5 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
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£276,668
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Defence
47 of 58 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Migration
121 of 152 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
50 of 65 votes
#5
Energy
51 of 67 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: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
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
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory 28 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
Aye
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