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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 971 shared comparable votes.

971 same votes 0 different votes 971 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 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
96 Aye 38 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
21 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
96 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
96 Aye 38 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
21 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

79.4%
7% above average
Rank 215 of 649
Participation
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
1,886
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
1,039
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
847
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

94
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 649
Appearances
5
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 649
122
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 256 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

£2,194,899
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
4
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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