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David Baines vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of David Baines
David Baines
Lab St Helens North
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

David Baines and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

247 same votes 0 different votes 247 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
40 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
40 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
40 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

66.6%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 649
Participation
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
393
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
191
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
202
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
15
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

27
-57.8 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Appearances
5
-79.8 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 650
29
-118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
Contributions
5
-142.7 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£136,662
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40% below average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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