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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

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Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
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Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 262 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 215 different votes 262 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
10 Aye 1 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 27% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 22% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 40 No
Tax 5% aligned 58 shared votes
43 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 17 No
Education 6% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 24 shared votes
21 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 4 No
Transport 11% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

68.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 456 of 649
Participation
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 306 of 649
394
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,643 eligible divisions
203
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3 % of votes cast
191
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7 % of votes cast
11
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

167
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Appearances
5
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 650
196
+57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
Contributions
5
-133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24 % above average
4
2 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

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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