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Taiwo Owatemi vs Ben Lake

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

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Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Taiwo Owatemi and Ben Lake voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 844 shared comparable votes.

703 same votes 141 different votes 844 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
22 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
79 Aye 25 No
Tax 68% aligned 104 shared votes
68 Aye 36 No
10 Aye 23 No
Transport 70% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 4 No
Housing 71% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 23 No
Defence 73% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 21 No
Benefits 75% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 306 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,237
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
659
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
578
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
13
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

5
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
5
-133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£280,621
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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