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Helen Hayes vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 946 shared comparable votes.

946 same votes 0 different votes 946 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
96 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
96 Aye 35 No
48 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 105 shared votes
48 Aye 57 No
30 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
30 Aye 70 No
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
96 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
96 Aye 35 No
48 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 105 shared votes
48 Aye 57 No
30 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
30 Aye 70 No
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 648
Participation
75.2 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 648
1,838
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,198
1,594 eligible divisions
1,022
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
53.8 % of votes cast
816
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
554
46.2 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

73
+12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 648
Appearances
4
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 648
100
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 648
Contributions
8
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 173 votes
Transport
77 of 87 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 53 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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