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Laurence Turner vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of Laurence Turner
Laurence Turner
Lab Birmingham Northfield
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Laurence Turner and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

341 same votes 0 different votes 341 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
45 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
45 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
29 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
45 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
29 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

87.7 %
15 % above average
Rank 51 of 649
Participation
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 306 of 649
504
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,643 eligible divisions
254
50.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3 % of votes cast
250
49.6 % of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7 % of votes cast
12
2.4 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

94
+15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 649
Appearances
5
-73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
156
+17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649
Contributions
5
-133.6 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£166,730
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£166,730
26 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
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: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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