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Cat Smith vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 949 shared comparable votes.

943 same votes 6 different votes 949 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
84 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 121 shared votes
84 Aye 37 No
50 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
50 Aye 61 No
31 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
31 Aye 71 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 23 No
Benefits 95% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
84 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 121 shared votes
84 Aye 37 No
50 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
50 Aye 61 No
31 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
31 Aye 71 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
Participation
74.3%
2% above average
Rank 324 of 650
1,732
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
1,687 eligible divisions
935
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
53.2% of votes cast
797
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
587
46.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

26
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
4
-84.8 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 650
31
-123.6 vs Commons average
Rank 585 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

£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
1
1 registered category
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
156 of 178 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
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
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
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