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Taiwo Owatemi vs Liam Byrne

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 Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Taiwo Owatemi and Liam Byrne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 797 shared comparable votes.

797 same votes 0 different votes 797 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
79 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 109 shared votes
79 Aye 30 No
44 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
44 Aye 43 No
22 Aye 64 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
22 Aye 64 No
24 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
30 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
79 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 109 shared votes
79 Aye 30 No
44 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
44 Aye 43 No
22 Aye 64 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
22 Aye 64 No
24 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
30 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 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
65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 648
1,198
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,502
2,312 eligible divisions
644
53.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
846
56.3 % of votes cast
554
46.2 % of votes cast
No votes
656
43.7 % of votes cast
13
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 10 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

4
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 648
Appearances
36
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 648
8
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 648
Contributions
60
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 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
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£280,621
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
152 of 173 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API