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Steve Reed vs Taiwo Owatemi

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

Photograph of Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North
vs
Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Steve Reed and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 742 shared comparable votes.

738 same votes 4 different votes 742 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
76 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
76 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 54 No
Migration 100% aligned 78 shared votes
24 Aye 54 No
37 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 75 shared votes
37 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
76 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
76 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 54 No
Migration 100% aligned 78 shared votes
24 Aye 54 No
37 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 75 shared votes
37 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

62.2%
10% below average
Rank 553 of 650
Participation
74.3%
2% above average
Rank 324 of 650
1,495
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
1,687 eligible divisions
869
58.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
53.2% of votes cast
626
41.9% of votes cast
No votes
587
46.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

46
-42.8 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Appearances
4
-84.8 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 650
410
+255.4 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
Contributions
4
-150.6 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£293,477
30% above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
4
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

Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#2
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
156 of 178 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
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
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