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Jim Allister vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of Jim Allister
Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Jim Allister and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 262 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 222 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
5 Aye 5 No
Migration 40% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 6 No
Housing 28% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 7 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 7% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

69.8%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 649
Participation
75.1%
2% above average
Rank 312 of 649
405
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,648 eligible divisions
198
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
207
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

197
+118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 649
Appearances
5
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
255
+117.9 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 649
Contributions
5
-132.1 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£209,116
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£209,116
8% below average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 27 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
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