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Mike Reader vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of Mike Reader
Mike Reader
Lab Northampton South
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Mike Reader and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

321 same votes 2 different votes 323 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
51 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
51 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
29 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
51 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
29 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

74.0%
2% above average
Rank 329 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 322 of 650
467
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
243
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
53.3% of votes cast
224
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
590
46.7% of votes cast
13
2.8% 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

82
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Appearances
6
-88.5 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
118
-46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 337 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

£208,618
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£208,618
8% below average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
16
5 registered categories
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#2
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
156 of 178 votes
Tax
99 of 121 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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