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Andy McDonald vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 952 shared comparable votes.

940 same votes 12 different votes 952 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
91 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
91 Aye 40 No
52 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
52 Aye 56 No
37 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
37 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 21 No
Benefits 88% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 11 No
Housing 97% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 97% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
26 Aye 71 No
Migration 99% aligned 97 shared votes
27 Aye 70 No
91 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
91 Aye 40 No

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

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 650
Participation
74.3%
2% above average
Rank 324 of 650
1,819
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
1,687 eligible divisions
1,006
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
53.2% of votes cast
813
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
587
46.8% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

94
+5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Appearances
4
-84.8 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 650
131
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
Contributions
4
-150.6 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
156 of 178 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Transport
82 of 96 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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