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Jesse Norman vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Jesse Norman and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 756 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 722 different votes 756 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
7 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 20 No
Benefits 6% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 17 No
Energy 4% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
27 Aye 10 No
Transport 3% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
51 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 102 shared votes
51 Aye 51 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 42 shared votes
32 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 20 No
Trade 0% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

72.1%
1% below average
Rank 377 of 649
Participation
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
1,713
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
791
46.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
922
53.8% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

52
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 649
Appearances
5
-78.7 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 649
101
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 649
Contributions
5
-140.9 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£134,182
41% below average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
8
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

Trade
87 of 91 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
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: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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