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Rushanara Ali vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 973 shared comparable votes.

973 same votes 0 different votes 973 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 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
95 Aye 37 No
58 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
58 Aye 60 No
32 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
32 Aye 72 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
95 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
95 Aye 37 No
58 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
58 Aye 60 No
32 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
32 Aye 72 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

76.4%
4% above average
Rank 279 of 650
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 650
1,839
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
1,688 eligible divisions
1,036
56.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
53.2% of votes cast
803
43.7% of votes cast
No votes
587
46.8% of votes cast
20
1.1% 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

48
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 650
Appearances
4
-88.9 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 650
45
-116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 544 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

£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44% 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
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

Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
#2
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Trade
83 of 94 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
156 of 178 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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