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Ian Lavery vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 976 shared comparable votes.

961 same votes 15 different votes 976 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
98 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
98 Aye 32 No
37 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
37 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 46 shared votes
14 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 19 No
Benefits 84% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 97% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 13 No
Housing 97% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
29 Aye 73 No
Migration 99% aligned 102 shared votes
30 Aye 72 No
46 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 106 shared votes
47 Aye 59 No

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

Voting record

76.5%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 322 of 650
1,848
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
1,023
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
53.3% of votes cast
825
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
590
46.7% of votes cast
23
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

104
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
Appearances
6
-88.5 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
123
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Contributions
6
-158.6 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37% above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
2
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

Defence
66 of 71 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#2
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
156 of 178 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API