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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 88% of the time, based on 597 shared comparable votes.

528 same votes 69 different votes 597 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
17 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 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 8 No
Energy 55% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 10 No
Transport 64% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
70 Aye 17 No
Tax 64% aligned 87 shared votes
55 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 18 No
Benefits 78% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 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

75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 306 of 649
Participation
57.9 %
15 % below average
Rank 589 of 649
1,237
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,366
2,361 eligible divisions
659
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
752
55.1 % of votes cast
578
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
614
44.9 % 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
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

5
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
5
-133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
Contributions
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 391 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
£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
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Migration
163 of 171 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 174 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 77 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
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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 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
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