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Karin Smyth vs Taiwo Owatemi

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


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 927 shared comparable votes.

915 same votes 12 different votes 927 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
79 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
79 Aye 38 No
52 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
52 Aye 62 No
22 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
22 Aye 67 No
35 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 47 shared votes
35 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
79 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
79 Aye 38 No
52 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
52 Aye 62 No
22 Aye 67 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
22 Aye 67 No
35 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 47 shared votes
35 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

72.6%
same as average
Rank 365 of 650
Participation
74.3%
2% above average
Rank 324 of 650
1,746
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
1,687 eligible divisions
973
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
53.2% of votes cast
773
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
587
46.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

120
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
4
-84.8 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 650
452
+297.4 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Contributions
4
-150.6 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% 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
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Transport
80 of 96 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
156 of 178 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API