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Chris McDonald vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

307 same votes 0 different votes 307 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
49 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
49 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
49 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
Participation
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
457
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
223
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
234
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
12
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Appearances
5
-78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
406
+260.3 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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

£217,932
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4% below average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
6
4 registered categories
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
11 of 11 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Migration
11 of 13 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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