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Taiwo Owatemi vs Brendan O'Hara

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

Photograph of Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West
vs
Photograph of Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Taiwo Owatemi and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 589 shared comparable votes.

524 same votes 65 different votes 589 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
16 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 5 No
Energy 65% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
70 Aye 14 No
Tax 67% aligned 84 shared votes
52 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 18 No
Benefits 78% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 82% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

75.2 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 648
Participation
58.6 %
15 % below average
Rank 588 of 648
1,198
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,355
2,312 eligible divisions
644
53.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
745
55.0 % of votes cast
554
46.2 % of votes cast
No votes
610
45.0 % of votes cast
13
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

4
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 648
Appearances
41
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 648
8
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 648
Contributions
46
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£280,621
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
38 of 41 votes
#1
Migration
161 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Crime / Justice
152 of 173 votes
#4
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#5
Benefits
65 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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