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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 957 shared comparable votes.

957 same votes 0 different votes 957 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 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
95 Aye 36 No
57 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
57 Aye 57 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
23 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
95 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
95 Aye 36 No
57 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
57 Aye 57 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
23 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

76.3%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 649
Participation
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
1,025
56.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
787
43.4% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

45
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 649
Appearances
5
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 649
42
-100.3 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Contributions
5
-137.3 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 649

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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Trade
80 of 91 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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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