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Melanie Ward vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

295 same votes 0 different votes 295 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
18 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
48 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
Participation
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
449
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
220
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
229
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
14
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 650
Appearances
5
-78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
93
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 362 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

£195,558
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
5
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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