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Taiwo Owatemi vs James Cartlidge

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 James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Taiwo Owatemi and James Cartlidge voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 921 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 891 different votes 921 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
14 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 17 No
Benefits 6% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 9 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
29 Aye 68 No
Migration 3% aligned 97 shared votes
65 Aye 32 No
56 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 109 shared votes
52 Aye 57 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
33 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
15 Aye 33 No
18 Aye 20 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 37 shared votes
18 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
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
1,237
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
659
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
578
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
13
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % 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
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
5
-133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
Contributions
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 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
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£280,621
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
1
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
41 of 44 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Motion to sit in private 17 May 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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