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Stephen Doughty vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 756 shared comparable votes.

756 same votes 0 different votes 756 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
39 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 90 shared votes
39 Aye 51 No
65 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
65 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 84 shared votes
28 Aye 56 No
21 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 90 shared votes
39 Aye 51 No
65 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
65 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 84 shared votes
28 Aye 56 No
21 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 649
Participation
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
906
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
675
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
19
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

80
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 649
Appearances
5
-77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 649
350
+207.1 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 649
Contributions
5
-137.9 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30% above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API