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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of Mrs Elsie Blundell
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Lab Heywood and Middleton North
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

316 same votes 0 different votes 316 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
50 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
50 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
50 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

82.9%
10% above average
Rank 135 of 649
Participation
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
489
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
240
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
249
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
10
2.0% 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

66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Appearances
5
-78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
92
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 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

£161,906
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28% below average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
4
3 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
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