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Ben Coleman vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

285 same votes 0 different votes 285 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
39 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
39 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
24 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
39 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
24 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

71.2%
1% below average
Rank 404 of 649
Participation
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
420
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
227
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
193
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
Appearances
5
-78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
82
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Contributions
5
-140.7 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,638
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17% below average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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

NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API