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Sir Stephen Timms vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of Sir Stephen Timms
Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 963 shared comparable votes.

963 same votes 0 different votes 963 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
87 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
87 Aye 33 No
50 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
50 Aye 61 No
31 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
31 Aye 71 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
33 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 45 shared votes
33 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
87 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
87 Aye 33 No
50 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
50 Aye 61 No
31 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
31 Aye 71 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
33 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 45 shared votes
33 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

79.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 232 of 648
Participation
75.2 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 648
1,832
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,198
1,594 eligible divisions
1,014
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
53.8 % of votes cast
818
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
554
46.2 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1 % of votes cast
31 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

53
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 648
Appearances
4
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 648
155
+46.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
Contributions
8
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 173 votes
Transport
78 of 87 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 53 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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