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Sir Keir Starmer vs Sarah Owen

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

Photograph of Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras
vs
Photograph of Sarah Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Sir Keir Starmer and Sarah Owen voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 367 shared comparable votes.

367 same votes 0 different votes 367 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
22 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

38.4 %
35 % below average
Rank 633 of 647
Participation
66.9 %
6 % below average
Rank 488 of 647
893
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,073
1,605 eligible divisions
545
61.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
558
52.0 % of votes cast
348
39.0 % of votes cast
No votes
515
48.0 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

44
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 647
Appearances
48
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 647
1,405
+1291.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 647
Contributions
61
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£232,065
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22 % above average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

Brexit / EU
161 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Trade
51 of 88 votes
#2
Defence
47 of 58 votes
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 152 votes
Transport
42 of 91 votes
#5
Work / Employment
50 of 65 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: 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
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API