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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 920 shared comparable votes.

918 same votes 2 different votes 920 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 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
95 Aye 29 No
55 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
55 Aye 58 No
26 Aye 54 No
Migration 100% aligned 80 shared votes
26 Aye 54 No
32 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
95 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
95 Aye 29 No
55 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
55 Aye 58 No
26 Aye 54 No
Migration 100% aligned 80 shared votes
26 Aye 54 No
32 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 647
Participation
75.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 303 of 647
1,740
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,218
1,615 eligible divisions
998
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
648
53.2 % of votes cast
742
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
570
46.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

65
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650
Appearances
2
-64.4 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 650
96
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
2
-116.0 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 650

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
88 of 95 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 173 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 53 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API