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Paul Holmes vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

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Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley
vs
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Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Paul Holmes and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 907 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 858 different votes 907 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
9 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 19 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 15 No
Energy 4% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
66 Aye 28 No
Migration 3% aligned 94 shared votes
25 Aye 69 No
26 Aye 10 No
Transport 3% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

85.0%
12% above average
Rank 93 of 649
Participation
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
1,410
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
702
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
708
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
5
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

112
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649
Appearances
5
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 649
385
+241.5 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
Contributions
5
-138.5 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£234,722
4% above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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