Sarah Owen
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Luton North · in Parliament since 12 December 2019
Government Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office) · Northern Ireland Office
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 8409
Email: sarah.owen.mp@parliament.uk
Website
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luton North | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Luton North | 12 December 2019 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 12 December 2019 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Opposition | 4 December 2021 | 15 November 2023 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Opposition | 14 May 2021 | 1 January 2023 |
Voting participation
joint 455th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 139 | 58.9% |
| 2025 | 322 | 240 | 74.5% |
| 2024 | 200 | 112 | 56.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 140 | 54.7% |
| 2022 | 251 | 163 | 64.9% |
| 2021 | 242 | 204 | 84.3% |
| 2020 | 190 | 140 | 73.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 714 | 66.9% |
| 59th | 631 | 426 | 67.5% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
138th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 73 | 56 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 51 | 31 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 78 | 46 | 93 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 124 | 68 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 95 | 73 | 208 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 54 | 45 | 160 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee 2021–2022 · attendance 100.0%
- Health and Social Care Committee 2020–2022 · attendance 100.0%
- Liaison Committee (Commons) 2024–2026 · attendance 100.0%
- Public Accounts Committee 2023–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Women and Equalities Committee 2024–2026 · attendance 100.0%
7 bill committees served on
- Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill 2021
- Health and Care Bill 2021
- Media Bill 2023
- National Insurance Contributions Bill 2021
- Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill 2021
- Online Safety (Re-committed Clauses and Schedules) Bill 2022
- Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL] 2022
Hansard activity
225th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2019
- – Became MP for Luton North
- – Joined Labour
2020
- – Joined Health and Social Care Committee
2021
- – Joined Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee
- – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
2023
- – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Joined Public Accounts Committee
2024
- – Became MP for Luton North
- – Became Chair of Women and Equalities Committee
- – Joined Women and Equalities Committee
- – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
2026
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)
Constituency: Luton North
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.