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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 948 shared comparable votes.

946 same votes 2 different votes 948 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
56 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
56 Aye 60 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
56 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
56 Aye 60 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

74.8%
2% above average
Rank 316 of 650
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 650
1,799
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
1,688 eligible divisions
1,024
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
53.2% of votes cast
775
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
587
46.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

94
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
Appearances
4
-88.9 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 650
122
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
Contributions
4
-157.6 vs Commons average
Rank 629 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
89 of 96 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
156 of 178 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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