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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 939 shared comparable votes.

939 same votes 0 different votes 939 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
75 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 110 shared votes
75 Aye 35 No
55 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
55 Aye 51 No
29 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
29 Aye 70 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
75 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 110 shared votes
75 Aye 35 No
55 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
55 Aye 51 No
29 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
29 Aye 70 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

76.3%
4% above average
Rank 279 of 649
Participation
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
1,005
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
807
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
18
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

109
+27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 649
Appearances
5
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 649
158
+15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
Contributions
5
-137.3 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34% above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
14
5 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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Defence
61 of 71 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
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
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
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