MP for Luton North
“Consistently party-loyal Labour MP for Luton North who rarely rebels and sits on influential Commons committees.”
Sarah Owen is a Labour and Co-operative MP for Luton North, first elected in 2019. She currently serves on the Liaison Committee and the Women and Equalities Committee, and has previously served as Opposition Whip and as Shadow Minister for Levelling Up, Housing and Local Government.
Her voting record shows strong party loyalty in votes she participates in, with no rebel votes, and an attendance rate above the party average. She generally votes against tighter immigration controls and asylum restrictions, and against the Rwanda deportation scheme, while displaying a mixed pattern on welfare and taxation and on civil liberties such as protest rights and sentencing.
Declared financial interests: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1 entry).
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 34%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
14 positions
Liaison Committee (Commons)
Since Dec 2024
Women and Equalities Committee
Since Sept 2024
Public Accounts Committee
Dec 2023 - May 2024
Media Bill
Nov 2023 - Dec 2023
Online Safety (Re-committed Clauses and Schedules) Bill
Dec 2022 - Dec 2022
Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]
Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Dec 2021 - Nov 2023
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill
Nov 2021 - Nov 2021
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over (Motion)
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill
Pension Schemes Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 88Q
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 85, 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 etc
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 94B and 94C
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Crime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
AYECrime and Policing Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Govt Motion to insist on Amdt 38J and disagree with Amdts 38V to 38X
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Liaison Committee (Commons)
Parliamentary role · 4 Dec 2024
Women and Equalities Committee
Parliamentary role · 11 Sept 2024
Public Accounts Committee
Parliamentary role · 11 Dec 2023
Media Bill
Parliamentary role · 29 Nov 2023
Online Safety (Re-committed Clauses and Schedules) Bill
Parliamentary role · 7 Dec 2022
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
