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Matthew Patrick vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of Matthew Patrick
Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

325 same votes 1 different votes 326 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
48 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
48 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
28 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
28 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
48 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
28 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
28 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

80.5%
8% above average
Rank 188 of 649
Participation
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
475
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
231
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
244
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
9
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

30
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
Appearances
5
-78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
97
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
Contributions
5
-140.7 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,976
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23% below average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
0
0 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
11 of 11 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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