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Dame Meg Hillier vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 897 shared comparable votes.

896 same votes 1 different votes 897 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
97 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
97 Aye 31 No
31 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
31 Aye 65 No
49 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
49 Aye 45 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
97 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
97 Aye 31 No
31 Aye 65 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
31 Aye 65 No
49 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
49 Aye 45 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

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 346 of 649
Participation
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
1,745
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
985
56.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
760
43.6% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
21
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

125
+43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 649
Appearances
5
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 649
175
+32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 649
Contributions
5
-137.4 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21% above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
9
2 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

Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Benefits
66 of 81 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye
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
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
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