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Matt Bishop vs Taiwo Owatemi

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


Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 231 shared comparable votes.

229 same votes 2 different votes 231 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
49 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
49 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
49 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

53.9%
18% below average
Rank 610 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 322 of 650
340
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
162
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
53.3% of votes cast
178
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
590
46.7% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

35
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 650
Appearances
6
-88.5 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Contributions
6
-158.6 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£157,583
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
5
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Tax
85 of 121 votes
#2
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Trade
7 of 10 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
156 of 178 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API