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Nick Smith vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 939 shared comparable votes.

937 same votes 2 different votes 939 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
95 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
95 Aye 32 No
55 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
55 Aye 58 No
27 Aye 55 No
Migration 100% aligned 82 shared votes
27 Aye 55 No
34 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
95 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
95 Aye 32 No
55 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
55 Aye 58 No
27 Aye 55 No
Migration 100% aligned 82 shared votes
27 Aye 55 No
34 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
Participation
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
763
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

95
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 649
Appearances
5
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 649
125
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
Contributions
5
-137.3 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
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

Education
89 of 96 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
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
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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API