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Kirsty Blackman vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Kirsty Blackman and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 569 shared comparable votes.

505 same votes 64 different votes 569 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
18 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
18 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 8 No
Energy 59% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
49 Aye 28 No
Tax 69% aligned 77 shared votes
63 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 16 No
Benefits 71% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 79% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 6 No
Transport 90% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

56.3 %
17 % below average
Rank 598 of 647
Participation
75.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 303 of 647
1,313
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,218
1,615 eligible divisions
748
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
648
53.2 % of votes cast
565
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
570
46.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

95
+28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
Appearances
2
-64.2 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 650
214
+96.2 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650
Contributions
2
-115.8 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£320,448
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Trade
78 of 88 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 173 votes
Migration
133 of 169 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 15 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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