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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 726 shared comparable votes.

726 same votes 0 different votes 726 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
59 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
59 Aye 27 No
45 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 84 shared votes
45 Aye 39 No
28 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
28 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
59 Aye 27 No
45 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 84 shared votes
45 Aye 39 No
28 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
28 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 548 of 648
Participation
75.2 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 648
1,457
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,198
1,594 eligible divisions
842
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
53.8 % of votes cast
615
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
554
46.2 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 648
Appearances
4
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 648
282
+173.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 648
Contributions
8
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 173 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 53 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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