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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 762 shared comparable votes.

762 same votes 0 different votes 762 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 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
65 Aye 22 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 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
65 Aye 22 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

66.3%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 650
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 650
1,596
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
1,688 eligible divisions
913
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
53.2% of votes cast
683
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
587
46.8% of votes cast
19
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

93
0.0 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650
Appearances
4
-89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 650
404
+242.0 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
Contributions
4
-158.0 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650

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
178 of 212 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
156 of 178 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 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
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
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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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