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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

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Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green
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Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 888 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 843 different votes 888 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
11 Aye 19 No
Trade 13% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 15 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
32 Aye 92 No
Tax 3% aligned 124 shared votes
92 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

81.4%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 649
Participation
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
1,935
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
887
45.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
1,048
54.2% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
41
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

96
+13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 649
Appearances
5
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 649
167
+23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 170 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

£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17% above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
6
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
208 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Housing
60 of 67 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 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
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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