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Sarah Smith vs Sarah Owen

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of Sarah Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Sarah Owen voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 281 shared comparable votes.

279 same votes 2 different votes 281 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
41 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
41 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
41 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 524 of 650
Participation
67.1%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 650
405
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,140
1,699 eligible divisions
214
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
581
51.0% of votes cast
191
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
559
49.0% of votes cast
14
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

71
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Appearances
68
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Contributions
84
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Trade
9 of 10 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 70 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 64 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 154 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#5
NHS / Health
35 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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