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Sammy Wilson vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim
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Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 31% of the time, based on 646 shared comparable votes.

198 same votes 448 different votes 646 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
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 50% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 14 No
Defence 45% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 12 No
Transport 44% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 14 No
Trade 40% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 39% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 15 No
Education 5% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 17 No
Energy 7% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
30 Aye 61 No
Tax 19% aligned 91 shared votes
70 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
Participation
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 306 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,643 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Appearances
5
-73.0 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
5
-133.5 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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
195 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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