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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 989 shared comparable votes.

989 same votes 0 different votes 989 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 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
87 Aye 37 No
51 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
51 Aye 64 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
24 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
87 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
87 Aye 37 No
51 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
51 Aye 64 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
24 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

78.5%
6% above average
Rank 231 of 650
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 650
1,888
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
1,688 eligible divisions
1,034
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
53.2% of votes cast
854
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
587
46.8% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0% of votes cast
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

59
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Appearances
4
-88.9 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 650
204
+42.4 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650
Contributions
4
-157.6 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650

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
8
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

Defence
64 of 71 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
156 of 178 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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