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Taiwo Owatemi vs John Lamont

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 John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Taiwo Owatemi and John Lamont voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 899 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 865 different votes 899 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 17 No
Benefits 6% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
26 Aye 70 No
Migration 4% aligned 96 shared votes
66 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 7 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 20 No
Transport 3% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
14 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 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
85.1 %
12 % above average
Rank 109 of 648
1,198
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,751
2,057 eligible divisions
644
53.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
842
48.1 % of votes cast
554
46.2 % of votes cast
No votes
909
51.9 % of votes cast
13
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

4
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 648
Appearances
110
+50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 648
8
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 648
Contributions
172
+64.1 vs Commons average
Rank 95 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
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£280,621
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 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
Trade
80 of 84 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Crime / Justice
152 of 173 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 161 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 193 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
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
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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