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Sarah Smith vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

242 same votes 0 different votes 242 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
43 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
43 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
43 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 551 of 649
Participation
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

66
-18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Appearances
5
-79.8 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 650
85
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Contributions
5
-142.7 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
2
2 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

Trade
6 of 7 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Education
36 of 50 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
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