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Taiwo Owatemi vs Greg Smith

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 Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Taiwo Owatemi and Greg Smith voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 967 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 930 different votes 967 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
19 Aye 18 No
Benefits 5% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 8 No
Energy 4% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
92 Aye 34 No
Tax 2% aligned 126 shared votes
31 Aye 95 No
30 Aye 72 No
Migration 1% aligned 102 shared votes
71 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
33 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
12 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 20 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 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
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 31 of 649
1,237
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,459
1,643 eligible divisions
659
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
710
48.7 % of votes cast
578
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
749
51.3 % of votes cast
13
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

5
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 650
Appearances
200
+122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
5
-133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
Contributions
235
+96.7 vs Commons average
Rank 94 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£280,621
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#3
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 154 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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