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Catherine West vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 898 shared comparable votes.

892 same votes 6 different votes 898 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
71 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 110 shared votes
71 Aye 39 No
32 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
32 Aye 71 No
46 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
46 Aye 54 No
22 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
71 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 110 shared votes
71 Aye 39 No
32 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
32 Aye 71 No
46 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
46 Aye 54 No
22 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
Participation
74.3%
2% above average
Rank 324 of 650
1,775
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
1,687 eligible divisions
958
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
53.2% of votes cast
817
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
587
46.8% of votes cast
8
0.5% 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

52
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
Appearances
4
-84.8 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 650
63
-91.6 vs Commons average
Rank 485 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

£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17% above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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

Education
86 of 96 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
156 of 178 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
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
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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